Global Record Synthesis Paper

Abstract

In February 2008, FAO hosted an Expert Consultation (EC-GR) in Rome on the Development of a Comprehensive Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels1 which recommended the Global Record (GR) be pursued as matter of high priority and be implemented as soon as possible. The EC-GR recommended that (i) progress towards the development of the GR should be made without delay, (ii) that this Twenty-eighth Session of COFI should be well informed on areas beyond t he scope and time available to the EC-GR, and (iii)recommended a series of interim activities as detailed below. Accordingly, this synthesis paper builds on Document COFI/2009/6 and summarises the results of the interim activities together with the key outcomes of this work resulting in a proposed programme of work with costs for consideration by COFI.