Implementation of Port State Measures. Port inspections: Guide to activities and tasks (vol. 3)

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a global treat to sustainable fisheries and to the management and conservation of fisheries resources and marine biodiversity. Port state controls are now recognized as an effective tool to combat IUU fishing. This has been reinforced with the development of the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. This publication is a three-volume set of training materials to b uild the institutional capacity of fisheries, maritime, customs and port staff in undertaking port state inspections. Successful trainees are expected to gain confidence and skills in participating as part of a team in port inspections, both independently and in concert with other competent port control authorities. This volume contains worksheets, risk assessments and example forms for trainees to assist them when conducting port inspections of fishing vessels.

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Main Author: Dunn, S.;Funge-Smith, S.;Lee, R.;Fisheries Group
Format: Book (stand-alone) biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific ; 2013
Online Access:https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/I3510E
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3510e.pdf
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Summary:Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a global treat to sustainable fisheries and to the management and conservation of fisheries resources and marine biodiversity. Port state controls are now recognized as an effective tool to combat IUU fishing. This has been reinforced with the development of the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. This publication is a three-volume set of training materials to b uild the institutional capacity of fisheries, maritime, customs and port staff in undertaking port state inspections. Successful trainees are expected to gain confidence and skills in participating as part of a team in port inspections, both independently and in concert with other competent port control authorities. This volume contains worksheets, risk assessments and example forms for trainees to assist them when conducting port inspections of fishing vessels.