International legal instruments relevant to fisheries and fishing communities : a handbook. Theme V. Fishing vessels and safety at sea ud

摘要

This handbook provides detailed information for a wide range of legal instruments relevant to fisheries and fishworkers. It covers 114 legal instruments, categorized into the following seven themes: ududTheme I. Human Rights, Food Security, Women and Development.udTheme II. Environment and Sustainable Development.udTheme III. Oceans and Fisheries Management.udTheme IV. Environmental Pollution udTheme V. Fishing Vessels and Safety at Sea udTheme VI. Labour udTheme VII. TradeudThe handbook also includes the working of the instruments (decision-making bodies, monitoring and implementation agencies, periodicity of meetings, rules for participation in meetings of the decision-making bodies and implementation agencies for States and non-governmental organizations), regional instrument and agencies. Apart from being a ready reckoner to the instruments, it highlights the important sections of relevance to fisheries or small-scale fisheries and fishworkers.ududThe companion CD-ROM provides the full texts of the instruments in a searchable database. The handbook will be useful for fishworker and non-governmental organizations, and also for researchers and others interested in fisheries issues.