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Implementing electronic monitoring (EM) governance for fisheries managed by regional fisheries management organizations

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Effective implementation of electronic monitoring (EM) programs at scale requires a clear, well-thought-out governance design to ensure success from a regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) perspective. There are several options and many choices to be made about governance design and implementation, and there is no one size fits all. To support RFMOs in their decision making, the World Wildlife Fund Inc. (WWF-US) – through funding provided by the Global Environment Facility under the Common Oceans program – has produced a technical resource document intended to help decision makers understand their choices and options and highlights key decision points relating to EM governance that stakeholders will need to address.

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