The Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) Workshop on Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) was held in Saly, Senegal, from 14 to 17 October 2002. Workshop objectives were to: (a) sensitize the SRFC Member States on the potential of VMS as a complement to their other monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) activities; and (b) foster discussions at a technical level leading to the formulation of a subregional strategy for cooperation on VMS. The Workshop proposed that the following actions could be considered by the Coordinating Committee of the SRFC: (a) recommend to the Council of Ministers that the key elements of the report be accepted as a Subregional VMS strategy; (b) instruct the Permanent Secretary regarding future actions; and (c) prepare a suitable information document for potential donors and financiers.
