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Resolution 19/02 on Procedures on a Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) Management Plan.

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Data collection/reporting Fishing gear/fishing method Equipment Fishing vessel Marine fishes Marking/identification Bycatch Cartilaginous fishes
Abstract

This Resolution of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) applies to IOTC Contracting Parties and Cooperating non-Contracting Parties (CPCs) having purse seine vessels and fishing on Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs), equipped with instrumented buoys for the purpose of aggregating tuna target species, in the IOTC area of competence. The Resolution requires the use of instrumented buoy (defined), on all DFADs and prohibits the use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys, not meeting this definition. It specifies the maximum number of instrumented buoys active and followed by any purse seine vessels at any one time and the number of instrumented buoys that shall be acquired annually for each purse seine vessel. In relation to the use of buoys for fishing operations to which this Resolution applies, specific obligations are imposed on CPC. All purse seine vessel, supply or support vessel shall declare to its respective CPC, the number of instrumented buoys onboard, including each unique identifier of the instrumented buoy before and after each fishing trip. Buoys shall be of non-entangling designs and be of materials in the construction of FADs as outlined in Annex V. Use of biodegradable FADs shall be promoted. CPCs with vessels to which this Resolution applies shall annually submit to the IOTC Commission Management Plans for the use of FADs. The IOTC Secretariat shall submit a report, on an annual basis, to the IOTC Compliance Committee on the level of compliance of each CPC with operational buoy limits, annual limits of instrumented buoys purchased.

Full text
English
Website
www.iotc.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

Resolution 18/08 on Procedures on a Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) Management Plan, including a Limitation on the number of FADs, more detailed specifications of catch reporting from FAD sets, and the Development of improved FAD designs to reduce incidence of entanglement of Non-target species.

Legislation | 2018

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Fishing gear/fishing method, Equipment, Fishing vessel, Marine fishes, Marking/identification, Bycatch, Cartilaginous fishes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX