ANNEX 1 - Extract from M. Tsamenyi and K. Mfodwo

Extract from M. Tsamenyi and K. Mfodwo, Integrated Fisheries Monitoring - the Legal Framework, pp 12-14. Paper presented at International Conference on Integrated Fisheries Monitoring, Sydney 1-5 February, 1999

AGREEMENTS

MONITORING PROVISIONS

ICCAT

Under Article IX, the Contracting Parties agree:

· To furnish, on the request of the Commission, any available statistical, biological & other scientific information the Commission may need for the purposes of the Convention;

· To allow the Commission to obtain such information on a voluntary basis direct from companies & individual fishermen when their official agencies are unable to obtain & furnish the information to the Commission.

In Annex II to the Final Act, the Parties:

· recognised the need to collect adequate statistics on catch & fishing effort & the necessary biological data, & make available for publication the statistical & related economic data with a view to enabling the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas;

· urged all countries to take steps without delay to create, where they do not already exist, offices within their fisheries administrations suitably staffed & having appropriate financial & legislative support to undertake the collection & the processing of the data to be used by the Commission.

IOTC

Institutions

· IOTC Commission undertakes continuous review of the conditions & trends of the stocks.

· Commission gathers, analyses & disseminates scientific information, catch & effort statistics & other data relevant to the conservation & management of the stocks.

· Commission encourages, recommends & co-ordinates research & development activities in respect of the stocks & fisheries covered by the Agreement.

· Commission decides scope & form of fisheries statistics & the intervals at which they shall be provided (Article XI).

· Commission endeavours to obtain fishing statistics from fishing States or entities which are not Members of the Commission.

Member States

· Required to co-operate, through the Commission, in the establishment of an appropriate system to keep under review the implementation of conservation & management measures taking into account appropriate & effective tools & techniques to monitor the fishing activities & to gather the scientific information required for the purposes of the Agreement (Art. X(3)).

· Members of the Commission agree to co-operate in exchanging information regarding on fishing by non-Parties to the Convention (Art. X(4)).

· Members of the Commission shall, on the request of the Commission, provide such available & accessible statistical & other data & information as the Commission may require (Article XI).

CCSBT

Institutions

The Commission is required to collect & accumulate the following information under Article 8:

· Scientific information, statistical data & other information relating to southern bluefin tuna & ecologically related species;

· Information relating to laws, regulations & administrative measures on southern bluefin tuna fisheries;

· Any other information relating to southern bluefin tuna.

The Commission is also required to develop, at the earliest possible time & consistent with international law, systems to monitor all fishing activities related to southern bluefin tuna in order to enhance scientific knowledge necessary for its conservation.

Member States

The Parties undertake under Article 5 to:

· Expeditiously provide to the Commission information, fishing catch & effort statistics & other data relevant to conservation of southern bluefin tuna &, as appropriate, ecologically related species;

· Cooperate in collection & direct exchange, when appropriate, of fisheries data, biological samples & other information relevant for scientific research on southern bluefin tuna & ecologically related species;

· Cooperate in the exchange of information regarding any fishing for southern bluefin tuna by nationals, residents & vessels of any State or entity not party to the Convention.

CCAMLR

Institutions

The functions of the Commission under Article IX(1) include to:

· Compile data on the status of & changes in population of Antarctic marine living resources & on factors affecting the distribution, abundance & productivity of harvested species & dependent or related species or populations;

· Ensure the acquisition of catch & effort statistics on harvested populations;

· Analyse, disseminate & publish the information referred to immediately above & the reports of the Scientific Committee.

Member States

Under Article XX the Members of the Commission agree:

· to provide annually to the Commission & to the Scientific Committee such statistical, biological & other data & information as the Commission & Committee may require in the exercise of their functions;

· to provide information about their harvesting activities, including fishing areas & vessels, so as to enable reliable catch & effort statistics to be compiled;

· that in any of their harvesting activities, advantage shall be taken of opportunities to collect data needed to assess the impact of harvesting.

Article XXIV requires the establishment of a system of observation & inspection on the defined principles - both have been established and are fully operational.

AGREEMENTS	MONITORING PROVISIONS
ICCAT	Under Article IX, the Contracting Parties agree:
		· To furnish, on the request of the Commission, any available statistical, biological & other scientific information the Commission may need for the purposes of the Convention;
		· To allow the Commission to obtain such information on a voluntary basis direct from companies & individual fishermen when their official agencies are unable to obtain & furnish the information to the Commission.
	In Annex II to the Final Act, the Parties:
		· recognised the need to collect adequate statistics on catch & fishing effort & the necessary biological data, & make available for publication the statistical & related economic data with a view to enabling the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas;
		· urged all countries to take steps without delay to create, where they do not already exist, offices within their fisheries administrations suitably staffed & having appropriate financial & legislative support to undertake the collection & the processing of the data to be used by the Commission.

IOTC	Institutions
		· IOTC Commission undertakes continuous review of the conditions & trends of the stocks.
		· Commission gathers, analyses & disseminates scientific information, catch & effort statistics & other data relevant to the conservation & management of the stocks.
		· Commission encourages, recommends & co-ordinates research & development activities in respect of the stocks & fisheries covered by the Agreement.
		· Commission decides scope & form of fisheries statistics & the intervals at which they shall be provided (Article XI).
		· Commission endeavours to obtain fishing statistics from fishing States or entities which are not Members of the Commission.

	Member States

		· Required to co-operate, through the Commission, in the establishment of an appropriate system to keep under review the implementation of conservation & management measures taking into account appropriate & effective tools & techniques to monitor the fishing activities & to gather the scientific information required for the purposes of the Agreement (Art. X(3)).
		· Members of the Commission agree to co-operate in exchanging information regarding on fishing by non-Parties to the Convention (Art. X(4)).
		· Members of the Commission shall, on the request of the Commission, provide such available & accessible statistical & other data & information as the Commission may require (Article XI).

CCSBT	Institutions

	The Commission is required to collect & accumulate the following information under Article 8:
		· Scientific information, statistical data & other information relating to southern bluefin tuna & ecologically related species;
		· Information relating to laws, regulations & administrative measures on southern bluefin tuna fisheries;
		· Any other information relating to southern bluefin tuna.

	The Commission is also required to develop, at the earliest possible time & consistent with international law, systems to monitor all fishing activities related to southern bluefin tuna in order to enhance scientific knowledge necessary for its conservation.

	Member States

	The Parties undertake under Article 5 to:
		· Expeditiously provide to the Commission information, fishing catch & effort statistics & other data relevant to conservation of southern bluefin tuna &, as appropriate, ecologically related species;
		· Cooperate in collection & direct exchange, when appropriate, of fisheries data, biological samples & other information relevant for scientific research on southern bluefin tuna & ecologically related species;
		· Cooperate in the exchange of information regarding any fishing for southern bluefin tuna by nationals, residents & vessels of any State or entity not party to the Convention.

CCAMLR	Institutions

	The functions of the Commission under Article IX(1) include to:

		· Compile data on the status of & changes in population of Antarctic marine living resources & on factors affecting the distribution, abundance & productivity of harvested species & dependent or related species or populations;
		· Ensure the acquisition of catch & effort statistics on harvested populations;
		· Analyse, disseminate & publish the information referred to immediately above & the reports of the Scientific Committee.

	Member States
	Under Article XX the Members of the Commission agree:
		· to provide annually to the Commission & to the Scientific Committee such statistical, biological & other data & information as the Commission & Committee may require in the exercise of their functions;
		· to provide information about their harvesting activities, including fishing areas & vessels, so as to enable reliable catch & effort statistics to be compiled;
		· that in any of their harvesting activities, advantage shall be taken of opportunities to collect data needed to assess the impact of harvesting.
	Article XXIV requires the establishment of a system of observation & inspection on the defined principles - both have been established and are fully operational.