Madam Glassco will speak on the topic “Effect of Fisheries Management Policies on Fishing Safety”. In her presentation, she is expected to highlight the benefit to be accrued through the application of hard and effective fisheries management program and policies. Her emphasis will be on ensuring compliance of these hard management policies to sever as deterrents and promote safety at sea in support of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement. The 2012 Cape Town Agreement(CTA), which has been adopted by the IMO, replaces the Torremolinos Protocol of 1993 on the safety of fishing vessels. Until the CTA enters into force, there are no mandatory global safety regulations or standards for the safety of fishing vessels at sea.

Source: Front Page Africa February 24, 2021 00:22 UTC