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Report on the Development of a Comprehensive Record of Fishing Vessels

<i>Meeting document COFI/2007/Inf.12</i>










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    Report of the Expert Consultation on the Development of a Comprehensive Global Record of Fishing Vessels. Rome, 25–28 February 2008 2008
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    The goals of the Expert Consultation were to advise FAO on the development and implementation of a global record of fishing vessels and to respond to the request from FAO’s Committee on Fisheries to further develop the concept as described in the feasibility study. A comprehensive global record, a potential additional tool to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, is envisioned as a global database gathering data from many sources in one location. A major obstacle facing fisheries e nforcement bodies is the lack of access to information on vessel identification, ownership and control. Currently, there is no single source containing basic information about fishing vessels of all sizes. The experts expressed a sense of urgency about the need for this tool. They also believed that a global record should be extensive in scope. They recommended interim activities to raise awareness about the global record and further develop some technical issues in advance of the Committee on Fisheries to be held in 2009.
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    Report of the Meeting of the Global Record Specialized Core Working Groups, Rome, 30 September to 2 October 2015
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    2015
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    The Meeting of the Global Record Specialized Core Working Groups (GRCGs) was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 30 September to 2 October 2015. The GRCGs were created to deal with specific technical issues, upon request of the Global Record Informal Open-Ended Technical and Advisory Working Group (GRWG) at its first meeting in February 2015. At this first meeting of the GRCGs, experts in the areas of data requirements, data exchange and third party data gathered to advance the discuss ions and work started earlier in 2015, through the virtual workspace. During this meeting the experts completed the first round of discussions and agreed on: i) the data fields required for each information module of the Global Record, their inclusion level, data types and related reference lists (the result can be consulted in Appendix B, Resulting Information Modules); ii) the third party data providers that would enhance the Global Record system; iii) the data formats and data transmission me chanisms for the submission of data, and iv) the need for capacity development to support Members in participating in the Global Record. The conclusions are to be put forward to the GRWG at its next meeting. Work in the three areas is ongoing, with some issues pending further discussion and others, such as the role of IHS Maritime & Trade as a possible third party data provider, to be further considered by the GRWG.
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    The Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels 2016
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    The Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels provides a single access point for information on vessels used for fishing and fishing-related activities to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. As such, it gathers and disseminates certified, unequivocal information about vessels and vessel-related activities provided by the official State authorities responsible for it. It also gathers and provides historical information, such as data on vessels not currently holding any fishing authorization. IUU fishing accounts for USD 10-23 billion worth of fish taken annually. This means that 1 in 5 fish is taken from the world’s oceans using IUU fishing methods, posing a serious sustainability issue for our oceans and for their eco-system management. The Global Record aims to strengthen fisheries management and the sector’s sustainability in order to contribute to human and ecosystem well-being.

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