This Conservation and Management Measure of the Meeting of the Parties to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement adopts the following CMM procedures, in accordance with Article 6(1)(h) of its Agreement. Its purpose aims to govern high seas boarding and inspection of fishing vessels in the Agreement Area. Boarding and inspection conducted pursuant to this CMM shall be for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Agreement and the CMMs adopted and shall apply throughout the Agreement Area. Each Contracting Party may, subject to these procedures, carry out boarding and inspection in the Agreement Area of fishing vessels flying the flag of a CCP that is engaged in or suspected to have engaged in fishing as defined in Article 1(g) of the Agreement for fishery resources. Each CCP shall require the masters of fishing vessels flying their flag to accept and facilitate boarding and inspection carried out pursuant to this measure. This measure shall also apply in its entirety as between a Contracting Party and a participating fishing entity, subject to and 90 days after a notification to that effect is transmitted to the Meeting of the Parties from the Contracting Party concerned. Each CCP shall provide this measure or a translation of it to vessels flying its flag and ensure that vessels flying its flag accept boarding and inspection by Authorised Inspectors, who comply with this measure in the conduct of any boarding and inspection activities undertaken under these procedures.
2019-01-01