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The 1989 FAO Standard Specifications for the Marking and Identification of Fishing Vessels: Use and options for review

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Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 75 p.

Author Davies, S., Hjort, A., Markides, M.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Technical report

ISBN 978-92-5-136649-3

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular

Series number No. 1255

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cc1017en

Synopsis (short abstract) The marking of fishing vessels is important for their identification, to support the global efforts to promote sustainable fisheries, for safety at sea and to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. For this reason, the FAO Standard Specifications for the Marking and Identification of Fishing Vessels were developed and endorsed by COFI in 1989 as a voluntary instrument providing a standardized system for the identification of fishing vessels operating, or likely to operate, in waters of another State. Global developments have had an impact on the usefulness of the FAO Standard Specifications, specifically the increased use of the International Maritime Organization number as a unique vessel identifier and the establishment of the FAO’s Global Record. This document provides background to the development of the FAO Standard Specifications and the results of a study to assess the level of their adoption at the national, regional and international levels. It also describes progress in the areas of vessel identity, vessel tracking, different vessel types and catch traceability and how these impact the usefulness of the FAO Standard Specifications. Finally, the document proposes a review and update of the FAO Standard Specifications.

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Davies, S., Hjort, A. and Markides, M. 2022. The 1989 FAO Standard Specifications for the Marking and Identification of Fishing Vessels – Use and options for review. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular No. 1255. Rome, FAO. 

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