Paragraphs in "Convention On The Conservation And Management Of Fishery Resources In The South East Atlantic Ocean" coded as SCIR
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| Label | Provision |
|---|---|
| Art.3.1x.a | (a) adopt measures, based on the best scientific evidence available, to ensure the long term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources to which this Convention applies; |
| Art.3.1x.b | (b) apply the precautionary approach in accordance with Article 7; |
| Art.3.1x.d | (d) adopt, where necessary, conservation and management measures for species belonging to the same ecosystem as, or associated with or dependent upon, the harvested fishery resources; |
| Art.3.1x.f | (f) protect biodiversity in the marine environment. |
| Art.6.3.a | (a) identify conservation and management needs; |
| Art.6.3.b | (b) formulate and adopt conservation and management measures; |
| Art.6.3.c | (c) determine total allowable catches and/or levels of fishing effort, taking into account total fishing mortality, including of non-target species; |
| Art.6.3.e | (e) keep under review the status of stocks and gather, analyse and disseminate relevant information on stocks; |
| Art.6.3.f | (f) encourage, promote and, where appropriate by agreement, coordinate scientific research on fishery resources within the Convention Area and in adjacent waters under national jurisdiction; |
| Art.6.3.g | (g) manage stocks on the basis of the precautionary approach to be developed in accordance with Article 7; |
| Art.6.3.h | (h) establish appropriate cooperative mechanisms for effective monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement; |
| Art.6.3.j | (j) develop measures for the conduct of fishing for scientific research purposes; |
| Art.6.3.k | (k) develop rules for the collection, submission, verification of, access to and use of data; |
| Art.6.3.l | (l) compile and disseminate accurate and complete statistical data to ensure that the best scientific advice is available, while maintaining confidentiality, where appropriate; |
| Art.6.6 | 6. The Commission shall take full account of the recommendations and advice from the Scientific and Compliance Committees in formulating its decisions. The Commission shall, in particular, take full account of the biological unity and other biological characteristics of the stocks. |
| Art.6.7 | 7. The Commission shall publish its conservation and management and control measures which are in force, and, as far as practicable, shall maintain records of other conservation and management measures in force in the Convention Area. |
| Art.7.1 | 1. The Commission shall apply the precautionary approach widely to conservation and management and exploitation of fishery resources in order to protect those resources and preserve the marine environment. |
| Art.7.2 | 2. The Commission shall be more cautious when information is uncertain, unreliable or inadequate. The absence of adequate scientific information shall not be used as a reason for postponing or failing to take conservation and management measures. |
| Art.7.3 | 3. In implementing this article, the Commission shall take cognisance of best international practices regarding the application of the precautionary approach, including Annex II of the 1995 Agreement and the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, 1995. |
| Art.10.3 | 3. The functions of the Scientific Committee shall be to provide the Commission with scientific advice and recommendations for the formulation of conservation and management measures for fishery resources covered by this Convention, and to encourage and promote cooperation in scientific research in order to improve knowledge of the living marine resources of the Convention Area. |
| Art.10.4.a | (a) consult, cooperate and encourage the collection, study and exchange of information relevant to the living marine resources of the Convention Area; |
| Art.10.4.b | (b) establish criteria and methods to be used in determining conservation and management measures; |
| Art.10.4.c | (c) assess the status and trends of relevant populations of living marine resources; |
| Art.10.4.d | (d) analyse data on the direct and indirect effects of fishing and other human activities on populations of fishery resources; |
| Art.10.4.e | (e) assess the potential effects of proposed changes in the methods or levels of fishing and of proposed conservation and management measures; and |
| Art.10.4.f | (f) transmit reports and recommendations to the Commission as directed, or on its own initiative, regarding conservation and management measures and research. |
| Art.10.5 | 5. In carrying out its functions, the Scientific Committee shall seek to take into consideration the work of other fisheries management organisations, as well as other technical and scientific bodies. |
| Art.13.1.a | (a) collect and exchange scientific, technical and statistical data with respect to fisheries resources covered by this Convention; |
| Art.13.1.b | (b) ensure that data are collected in sufficient detail to facilitate effective stock assessment and are provided in a timely manner to fulfil the requirements of the Commission; |
| Art.13.1.c | (c) take appropriate measures to verify the accuracy of such data; |
| Art.13.1.d | (d) provide annually to the Organisation such statistical, biological and other data and information as the Commission may require; |
| Art.13.1.e | (e) provide to the Organisation in the manner and at such intervals as may be required by the Commission, information concerning its fishing activities, including fishing areas and fishing vessels in order to facilitate the compilation of reliable catch and effort statistics; and |
| Art.13.1.f | (f) provide to the Commission at such intervals as it may require information on steps taken to implement the conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission. |
| Art.13.2 | 2. Each coastal State shall, in respect of activities that occur in its area of national jurisdiction relating to straddling stocks of fishery resources, provide to the Organisation data required in accordance with paragraph 1. |
| Art.16.1 | 1. The Contracting Parties, through the Commission, shall establish a system of observation, inspection, compliance and enforcement, hereafter 'the System ', to strengthen the effective exercise of flag State responsibility by Contracting Parties for fishing vessels and fishing research vessels flying their flags in the Convention Area. The major purpose of the System is to ensure that Contracting Parties effectively discharge their obligations under this Convention and, where applicable, under the 1995 Agreement, in order to ensure compliance with the conservation and management measures agreed by the Commission. |
| Art.16.2.c | (c) verification of compliance with conservation and management measures agreed by the Commission; and |
| Art.19.2 | 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, the coastal States and the Commission shall develop and agree on standards for reporting and exchanging data on fisheries for the stocks concerned as well as statistical data on the status of the stocks. |
| Art.20.1.e | (e) contributions to conservation and management of fishery resources in the Convention Area, including the provision of information, the conduct of research and steps taken to establish cooperative mechanisms for effective monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement; |
| Art.20.2.b | (b) allocate catch quantities for exploration and scientific research; and |
| Art.21.4 | 4. Cooperation with developing States in the region for the purposes set out in this article shall include the provision of financial assistance, assistance relating to human resources development, technical assistance, transfer of technology, and activities directed specifically towards: |
| Art.21.4.a | (a) improved conservation and management of the fishery resources covered by this Convention through collection, reporting, verification, exchange and analysis of fisheries data and related information; |
| Art.21.4.b | (b) stock assessment and scientific research; and |
| Art.21.4.c | (c) monitoring, control, surveillance, compliance and enforcement, including training and capacity-building at the local level, development and funding of national and regional observer programmes and access to technology and equipment. |