MONITORING, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE. SECTION 1 CATCH NOTIFICATION
MONITORING, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE. In order to ensure the proper implementation of Part 2 of the Project and more generally the monitoring, control and surveillance of its coastal fisheries in a manner designed to achieve the objective of the Program, the Recipient shall ensure at all times that:
MONITORING, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE. Section 1 Catch recording The Union vessels authorised to fish in Seychelles fishing zone under this Agreement shall communicate their catches daily to the competent Seychelles authorities in the following manner, until such time as the Electronic Reporting System, referred to as ERS, is implemented by both Parties: The Union vessels authorised to fish in Seychelles fishing zone shall fill a statement of catch form complying with IOTC resolutions on a daily basis, for every set of each fishing trip they undertake in Seychelles fishing zone. In the absence of catches, the form shall still be filled in. The form shall be filled in legibly and signed by the master of the vessel. The form to be used for the reporting of catches shall be agreed upon by the Parties before the start of the provisional application of the Protocol. Any update of this form shall be endorsed by the Joint Committee. The format to be used for the reporting of catches shall be done in accordance with the communication format report set out in Appendix 3. Supply vessels shall be subject to the reporting of their daily activities. The practical modalities and the form thereof shall be agreed upon by the Parties as applicable. As far as the submission of the statement of catch form referred to in points (a) and (b) is concerned, the Union vessels shall: in the case they call into Port Victoria, submit the completed form to the Seychelles authorities within 24 hours after arrival; in any other case, send the completed form to the Seychelles authorities within 24 hours after exiting the Seychelles’ waters. Copies of these statements of catch forms shall simultaneously be sent to the relevant scientific institutes: IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), IEO (Instituto Español de Oceanografia) or IPMA (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera). In case of technical problems or malfunction of the ERS, declarations of catches shall be made pursuant to point 1 above.
MONITORING, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE. The IGCC (later the GCC) shall strengthen regional monitoring, control and surveillance in the GCLME region and the reporting system for cases of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the region in order to eliminate the depletion of the fish stocks and huge economic losses caused by this illegal practice including trans-shipment. The IGCC shall further coordinate and facilitate action by the member countries to engage in dialogue with partner organizations or countries associated with these illegal practices.
