Term:
Fishing vessel registration; registration of fishing vessel
Definition:
Before a country allows a fishing vessel to be registered (fishing vessel registration) and before it allows a vessel to fly the country’s flag, the country should make sure that it has the ability to control the fishing activities of the vessel.
Domain:
Fishery
Source:
Stopping Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, FAO, 2002, (Y3554) (page 8).
