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Title
Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear
Title (original)
Voluntary guidelines on the marking of fishing gear/ Directives volontaires sur le marquage des engins de pèche /Directrices voluntarias sobre el marcado de las artes de pesca
Description
The Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear are a tool to contribute to sustainable fisheries, to improve the state of the marine environment, and to enhance safety at sea by combatting, minimizing and eliminating abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) and facilitating the identification and recovery of such gear. The Guidelines address the implementation of a gear marking system and its associated components, including reporting, recovery and disposal of ALDFG or unwanted fishing gear and commercial traceability of fishing gear. The Guidelines are expected to assist States in meeting their obligations under international law, including relevant international agreements and related governance frameworks and the specific requirements for gear marking contained in FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.
Authors
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication year
2019
Resource type
Protocols / guidelines
Language
English
Spanish
French
Areas of knowledge
Impacts, reduction & retrieval of ALDFG
Number of links to resource
1

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