The participation in the Forum Fisheries Agency's Vessel Monitoring Scheme (VMS), and the voluntary sharing of VMS data, and broader fisheries enforcement cooperation will allow for improvement in regional monitoring, control and surveillance through tracking of the fishing vessels in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. A strengthened monitoring, control and surveillance implemented to address the issue of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. It is a regional conservation management measure at the Western and Central Pacific Commission. It is also a fishing license condition of the fishing vessels which are licensed to fish in RMI waters and RMI flagged vessels. Vessels report periodically on VMS and upon failure of reporting, vessels are instructed to come into port.
Progress reports
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
Type of commitment
- Compliance, monitoring and enforcement
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
Type of commitment
- Economic benefits from sustainable fisheries
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We Want
Type of commitment
- Activities to develop the capacity of States towards broader participation in and effective implementation of UNCLOS and its implementing Agreements
September/2017
