3rd Meeting of the Working Group to Support the Establishment of the SIOFA VMS (VMSWG03)

The 10th Meeting of the Parties to the SIOFA (MoP10) adopted a CMM setting out the framework of a SIOFA VMS covering all key aspects, including the scope of application, definitions, nature and specifications of the VMS, prevention of tampering and actions in case of suspected breach, use and release of VMS data requiring / not requiring the consent CCPs, closed and interim protected areas, as well as data security and confidentiality Following the adoption of Conservation and Management Measure for the establishment of a SIOFA Vessel Monitoring System, CMM 16(2023), the CCPs agreed to further complete this work by developing the SIOFA SSPs, Data Confidentiality and Security measures and other tasks required to achieve the operation of the SIOFA VMS. To this end, the MoP established a working group to complete this work, among other tasks.

The third meeting of the SIOFA VMS Working Group will take place on 8th April 2024, from 07:30hrs UTC to 10:30 UTC and will use the Zoom virtual meeting platform.