Preliminary communication
IMPROVEMENT OF the FISHING MONITORING SYSTEM IN THE “NORTH ADRIATIC” GAS EXPLOITATION FIELD
Marijan Gržan
; University of Zadar
Danijel Nekić
orcid.org/0000-0002-1519-7251
Ljubomir Ostović
Abstract
Over the past few years, fishing and navigation of fishing vessels have increased in the “North Adriatic” gas exploitation field, an area prohibited for fishery activities and navigation. Fishing vessels with trawlers cause damage to the underwater infrastructure in the “North Adriatic” gas exploitation field. Legislative provisions in the Republic of Croatia have established measures aiming to protect the gas platform infrastructure. Regardless of the issued provisions, a series of prohibited fishery activities causing damage to the underwater structure have been recorded and later confirmed by the Croatian Register of Shipping. Monitoring fishery activities in the area of the Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone of the Republic of Croatia can be enabled via Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), Vessel Traffic Monitoring & Information Systems (VTMIS) and the Coastguard. Having established the limitations of the mentioned systems, an improvement of the VTMIS was suggested. Improvements would enable a timely involvement of the operative units of the Coastguard which would in turn prevent prohibited fishery activities in the “North Adriatic” gas exploitation field.
Keywords
fishing, fishing gear; “North Adriatic” gas exploitation field; Vessel Monitoring System (VMS); Vessel Traffic Monitoring & Information Systems (VTMIS); the Coastguard
Hrčak ID:
104196
URI
Publication date:
17.6.2013.
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