Fao voluntary guidelines for flag state performance là gì năm 2024

AbstractWithin the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (fao), Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance were adopted by the fao Technical Consultation on Flag State Performance on 8 February 2013. The Guidelines, which focus on the role of the flag State in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (iuu) fishing and build on existing international law, constitute a ground-breaking international instrument. They set out criteria and procedures for…

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The guidelines will be presented to the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) for endorsement at its next session, scheduled to take place in June 2014. The flag State of a vessel is the State under whose laws the vessel is registered or licensed. The guidelines recommend approaches to encourage and help flag States comply with their international duties and obligations regarding the flagging and control of fishing vessels, as well as possible actions in response to non-compliance.

FAO indicates that it will monitor and report on implementation of the guidelines to COFI, as well as provide in-country technical assistance to countries requiring support, such as capacity-building measures, the strengthening of institutional organization and infrastructure, and the development or improvement of monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) of fishing vessels. [FAO Fisheries Website]

Countries took a major step forward in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing today as they endorsed a set of international guidelines that will hold states more accountable for the activities of fishing vessels flying their flags. The FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance spell out a range of actions that countries can take to ensure that vessels registered under their flags do not conduct IUU fishing, one of the greatest threats to sustainable fisheries and related livelihoods. All the information on the results of the thirty-first session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries can be found here.

The FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance spell out a range of actions that countries can take to ensure that vessels registered under their flags do not conduct IUU fishing, including monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) activities, such as vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and observers. They promote information exchange and cooperation among countries so that flag states are in a position to refuse to register vessels that are "flag-hopping" by attempting to register with another flag state or to refuse vessels that have been reported for IUU fishing. The Guidelines also include recommendations on how countries can encourage compliance and take action against non-compliance by vessels, as well as on how to enhance international cooperation to assist developing countries to fulfil their flag state responsibilities. Although the guidelines are voluntary, their endorsement by the Twenty-first session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI), is a public signal by countries of their intent to adhere to a shared set of standards for flag state performance in the fight against IUU fishing activities.

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http://www.fao.org/fishery/topic/16159/en

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• Voluntary Guidelines on Flag State Performance

The Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance (VGFSP) provide guidance to strengthen and monitor compliance by flag States with their international duties and obligations regarding the flagging and control of fishing vessels.

They cover the relevant responsibilities of flag States on the basis of elements contained in international law, including binding and non-binding international fisheries instruments.

Fisheries management, registration and records of vessels, authorizations, MCS and cooperation between flag States and coastal States are among the central components of the Guidelines.

The VGFSP spell out a range of actions that countries can take to ensure that vessels registered under their flags do not conduct IUU fishing, including monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) activities, such as vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and observers.

They promote information exchange and cooperation among countries so that flag states are in a position to refuse to register vessels that are “flag-hopping” by attempting to register with another flag state or to refuse vessels that have been reported for IUU fishing.

The Guidelines also include recommendations on how countries can encourage compliance and take action against non-compliance by vessels, as well as on how to enhance international cooperation to assist developing countries to fulfil their flag state responsibilities.