Report of the Expert Consultation on the use of vessel monitoring systems and satellites for fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance: Rome, ... 24-26 October 2006 (FAO fisheries report) - Tapa blanda

The meeting was convened to review and assess technical, legal and institutional aspects concerning the use of vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and satellites in monitoring, control and surveillance, in order to facilitate the wider co-operative use of this type of technology among States. The meeting furthered collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as called for by the 2001 International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing; with an inventory and assessment of the status of VMS and satellites in terms of the technology and equipment employed and legal and institutional considerations.