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VMS Programme Malta VMS Programme

 

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Fisheries monitored by VMS

• Bottom trawlers
• Multipurpose vessels (longline and purse seine)

Number of vessels monitored by VMS

• Total: 5
• Bottom trawlers: 3
• Multipurpose vessels: 2

Vessel size range (gross tons)

• Bottom trawlers: 45-200
• Multipurpose vessels: 69-85

Purpose of VMS monitoring

• Monitoring and control of conservation area according to EU regulations

Security measures

• Shipboard unit is sealed and tamper-proof

Legal framework

• National Fisheries Conservation and Management Act

Funding strategy

• Fifty percent of the shipboard equipment costs are funded by the EC, and the rest of the equipment and other costs is the responsibility of the local government.

Staffing level

• 1 full time (VMS Liaison Officer/Surveillance Operations Officer)

Additional integrated programmes

• None

Anticipated growth

• In 2005, to 36 (vessels > 18 m) and to 58 (vessels > 15 m)