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105APPENDIX IITECHNICAL TERMS OF REFERENCEOF THEINTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR THE COOPERATION ANDCOORDINATION OF FISHERIES-RELATED MONITORING, CONTROLAND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIESPREAMBLERecognizing:The responsibilities of States to manage fisheries in which their nationals areengaged and/or benefit;The interest of States in providing for the long term development of sustainablemarine resources;The range and extent of fishing activities within and across coastal waters and thehigh seas;The impacts of fishing on non-target species and the wider marine environment;The costs of ensuring compliance by foreign and domestic vessels with fisheriesmanagement and conservation measures;The benefits of coordination and cooperation in fisheries-related monitoring, controland surveillance (MCS);The advantages of collecting and sharing MCS information, andThe requirements of States to implement fisheries-related MCS measures pursuant tonational, regional and international law, including:Article 8.1.4 and other provisions related to MCS from the Code of Conduct forResponsible Fisheries,Item 12J of the Declaration of Rome on the Application of Code of Conduct adoptedduring the FAO ministerial meeting on fisheries held 10 and 11 March 1999,
106Articles V, VI, and VII of the Agreement to Promote Compliance with InternationalConservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas,Annex I, Standard Requirements for the Collection and Sharing of Data of theAgreement for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law ofthe Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management ofStraddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, andArticle 24 of the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IllegalUnregulated and Unreported Fishing.The country participants in the International Conference on Monitoring, Control andFishing Surveillance (Santiago, Chile, 25 and 26 January 2000) indicate theirintention to create an international network for the coordination of fisheries-relatedenforcement.1. DEFINITIONThe International MCS Network is an arrangement of nationalorganizations/institutions in charge of fisheries-related MCS activities,which have been authorized by their countries, to coordinate and cooperatein order to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated(IUU) fishing.2. OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS2.1 The objectives of the International MCS Network are to improve theefficiency and effectiveness of fisheries-related MCS activities throughenhanced cooperation, coordination, information collection and exchangeamong national organizations/institutions responsible for fisheries-relatedMCS.2.2 States shall achieve these objectives through the following functions:a) identifying their national organizations/institutions responsible forfisheries-related MCS, and the primary contact person who shallact as the main national coordinator for the purposes of thisnetwork;b) collecting and providing timely and accurate MCS information toother parties to the arrangement;
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iiiPREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENTThe
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vThe IPOA-IUU is voluntary. However
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viii6.2 Examples of some port State
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xiBACKGROUND1. From ancient times,
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xiii11. The Code is voluntary. Howe
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1. INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION - I
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3Since the late 1990s, a number of
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7flag States, coastal States and Po
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9In light of this, the very first
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11the vessels rarely if ever visit
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13For example, Japan requires its n
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15IUU fishing on the high seas. 27
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17end all forms of government econo
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19developing States, 36 have introd
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21If the vessel is fishing on the h
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23registering a vessel that has a h
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25RFMOs have a role to play in ensu
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27FAO, in turn, will make available
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29species can be caught, what gear
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33cases, fishing vessels registered
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35light of this, paragraph 51 of th
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38transshipment at sea is prohibite
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40supported IUU fishing. For exampl
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44of a NAFO member, it must be insp
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46discussed in Section 7 of these g
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48products harvested through IUU fi
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50products. On the basis of that da
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52question, while the latter only c
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Page 93 and 94: 12. LITERATURE CITED80Agnew, D.J. 2
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Page 127 and 128: 114Annex ACommon English Name Scien
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