Stobberup, Kim and Anganuzzi, Alejandro and Tavaga, Netani and Loganimoce, Eparama and Hosken, Malo and Arthur-Dadzie, Michael and Baidoo-Tsibu, Godfrey and Kebe, Papa and Scott, Gerald and Spurrier, Lauren and Kuruc, Michele and Million, Julien (2021) Electronic monitoring in tuna fisheries: Strengthening monitoring and compliance in the context of two developing states. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No.664 . Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-133847-6
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Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a serious threat to sustainable fisheries, marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of legitimate fishers globally. To address it, the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project is exploring ways to strengthen and harmonize the use of monitoring, control and surveillance tools, and combat IUU fishing in tuna fisheries across the marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. One tool is the use of electronic monitoring systems to monitor individual vessel operations at sea. In a typical electronic monitoring application, cameras, recording video or still images, are deployed at key points on the vessel to allow a view of the fishing operation. The video footage is stored on hard drives that government officials can use to review compliance with regulations, as well as record detailed data on catch and effort. It was envisaged that industry would have access to these data for its own operational purposes. To test the best way to incorporate this technology as complementary compliance tool, two pilot trials were set up: one in Ghana to cover the domestic tuna purse seine fleet fishing; and one in Fiji to cover the domestic longline fisheries. Close collaboration was established between national governments and industry for implementation. The overall aim of the pilots was to develop an effective implementation process at the national level, so that the information could be properly utilized for compliance purposes. This report documents the successful completion of these trials, and the lessons learned that could benefit electronic monitoring programmes elsewhere.
| Item Type: | Books |
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| Keywords: | Monitoring, Tuna Fisheries, Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU), Regulations, Purse Seine Fisheries, Data |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Jeeva ICSF Rajan |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Dec 2021 06:31 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Dec 2021 06:31 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/6010 |
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