REPORT OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FISHERIES MONITORING
CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE IN SUPPORT OF FISHERIES
MANAGEMENT

Goa, India, 12 to 17 February, 2001.

REPORT OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FISHERIES MONITORING CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE IN SUPPORT OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT Goa, India, 12 to 17 February, 2001.

Field Report C–7

FISHCODE/MCS - GCP/INT/648/NOR

FAO/NORWAY GOVERNMENT
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMME

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, May 2001

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FAO/FISHCODE
Report of the national workshop on fisheries monitoring control and surveillance in support of fisheries management held in Goa, India, 12-17 February, 2001.
FAO/Norway programme of assistance to developing countries for the implementation of the code of conduct for responsible fisheries. Sub-programme C: Assistance to developing countries for upgrading their capabilities in Monitoring, Control and Surveillance. (FISHCODE). FI: GCP/INT/648/NOR: Field Report C-7 (En): 148p.

ABSTRACT

This document contains the proceedings of a Workshop on fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance held at Goa, India from 12 to 17 February 2001 and most of the papers presented at the Workshop. Two papers describe the situation on MCS and the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries in India, one paper describes the MCS situation in Namibia, another that in Malaysia and a third paper reviews the situation in the northern Indian Ocean.
The other papers are more technical and cover an introduction to fisheries management, technical, operational, legal and personnel aspects of MCS, Vessel Monitoring Systems and mesh size measurements and regulations. One paper introduces aspects of observer and on-board sampling programmes. Finally an example is given of a SWOT analysis.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GCP/INT/648/NOR Field Report C–7pdf

PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

ABSTRACT

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

ANNEX I LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

ANNEX II PROGRAMME

ANNEX III RECOMMENDATIONS

ANNEX IV PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE WORKSHOP

FISHERIES MANAGEMENTpdf
S. Davies

ISSUES CONCERNING MARINE FISHERIES AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN INDIApdf
V.S. Somvanshi

THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES – ITS APPLICATION TO THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE FISHERIES IN INDIApdf
Y. S. Yadava

OVERVIEW OF ISSUES OF CONCERN TO FISHERIES MONITORING CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE IN THE NORTHERN INDIAN OCEANpdf
G.V. Everett

MCS NAMIBIA pdf
P.E.Bergh

SITUATION OF MCS IN MALAYSIApdf
Salehan Bin Lamin

PLATFORMS FOR MCSpdf
P.E. Bergh

MCS OPERATIONSpdf
P.E. Bergh

HUMAN RESOURCESpdf
P.E. Bergh

VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEMS pdf
A. Smith

FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE DECISION ON MINIMUM MESH SIZES AND
THE MEASUREMENT OF MESH SIZEpdf
A. Smith

RESOURCE RENT pdf
P.E. Bergh

OBSERVER AND LANDING SITE PROGRAMMESpdf
S. Davies

LEGAL ASPECTS AND MONITORING CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE pdf
A. Van Houtte

NOTES ON LEGAL ISSUES AND ENFORCEMENT T. GARDNERpdf
S. Davies

SWOT ANALYSISpdf
P.E. Bergh