System Specification Standard of Ocean-going Fishing Vessel Monitoring System. Country/Territory China Territorial subdivision Taiwan Document type Miscellaneous Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Standards Geographical area Asia, Eastern Asia Abstract The Vessel Momitoring System (VMS) installed on a live fish carrier shall include the Automatic Location Communication (ALC) and its operation setting software, satellite antenna and computer equipment. Fishing vessel monitoring system should have dual functions of vessel position tracking and data return (including catches). The system must be able to implement the fishery data input software developed by the Fisheries Department and transmit the catch information. Full text Chinese Website www.fa.gov.tw