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Cooperation and Coordination Mechanisms

Slovenia-Croatia-Italy MOU on the Establishment of a Common Routing System and Traffic Separation Scheme in Northern Part of the North Adriatic

Source: Republic of Slovenia Official Gazette

Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy agreed on a routing system and a traffic separation scheme in the Northern Part of the North Adriatic, with the purpose to improve safety at sea.

Coast Guard Functions
Maritime Safety Including Vessel Traffic Management
Countries involved

Slovenia-Italy MOU on Cooperation in the Area of Disaster Management

Memorandum of Understanding between the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief and Italian Department of Civil Protection which is based on recognizing that cooperation in the field of disaster management contribute to people safety and the importance of providing effective disaster response.

Coast Guard Functions
Maritime Environmental Protection & Response
Maritime Search and Rescue
Maritime Accident and Disaster Response
Countries involved

Slovenia-Italy MOU on SAR in Northern Adriatic

Source: Republic of Slovenia Official Gazette

Slovenia and Italy signed the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding in order to improve both safety of navigation in the North Adriatic Sea and response activities to any emergency situation at sea in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979.

Coast Guard Functions
Maritime Search and Rescue
Countries involved

Slovenia-Italy Protocol on Cross-border Cooperation in Forecasting, Prevention and Mutual Assistance in case of Natural and other Disasters

Protocol on cross-border cooperation between Slovenia and the Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, based on protection and rescue in case of natural and man-made disasters. In the event of natural or man-made disaster the countries will provide immediate cross-border assistance, coordinate the necessary protection and rescue measures, ensure the timely communication of natural or man-made disasters, as well as liaison between operational centres. Both parties are committed to further develop international cooperation.

Coast Guard Functions
Maritime Environmental Protection & Response
Maritime Search and Rescue
Maritime Accident and Disaster Response
Countries involved

South Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)

Source: SIOFA Website

The objectives of this Agreement are to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources in the Area through cooperation among the Contracting Parties, and to promote the sustainable development of fisheries in the Area. It covers fishery resources including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and other sedentary species within the area, but excluding highly migratory species and sedentary species subject to the fishery jurisdiction of coastal states. SIOFA has nine Contracting Parties: Australia, the Cook Islands, the European Union, France (on behalf of its Indian Ocean Territories), Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Thailand. In addition, Chinese Taipei is deemed a fishing entity and Comoros is a cooperating non-Contracting Party. Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and New Zealand are also signatories, but they have not yet ratified the agreement.

Coast Guard Functions
Fisheries Inspection & Control
EU

South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)

Source: SPRFMO Website

The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation is an inter-governmental organisation that is committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources of the South Pacific Ocean and in so doing safeguarding the marine ecosystems in which the resources occur. The SPRFMO Convention applies to the high seas of the South Pacific, covering about a fourth of the Earth's high seas areas. There are 15 members: Australia, Peoples Republic of China, Cuba, the European Union, Republic of Korea, Peru, Chinese Taipei, Vanuatu, Chile, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Denmark (in respect of Faroe Islands), New Zealand, the Russian Federation and the United States. Cooperating non-contracting parties are Columbia, Curacao, Liberia and Panama.

Coast Guard Functions
Fisheries Inspection & Control
EU

South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC)

Source: FAO website

The main objective of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) is to promote the sustainable utilization of the living marine resources of the Southwest Indian Ocean region, by the proper management and development of the living marine resources, and to address common problems of fisheries management and development faced by the Members of SWIOFC. Members are Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, United Rep. of Tanzania and Yemen.

Coast Guard Functions
Fisheries Inspection & Control
Countries involved

South-East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)

Source: SEAFO Website

The South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) is an intergovernmental fisheries science and management body. Its primary purpose is to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of all living marine resources in the South East Atlantic Ocean, and to safeguard the environment and marine ecosystems in which the resources occur. The Convention excludes the EEZ’s of the coastal states. The contracting parties are Angola, the EU, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, Norway and South Africa.

Coast Guard Functions
Fisheries Inspection & Control
Countries involved

Spain-Algeria Memorandum of Understanding on technical cooperation and SAR-LCC collaboration

Technical cooperation and collaboration on search and rescue operation and on emergency prevention, preparedness, and response on marine pollution.

Coast Guard Functions
Maritime Environmental Protection & Response
Maritime Search and Rescue
Countries involved

Spain-Algeria SARMED

Maritime accident/disaster response intervention Plan in the Mediterranean Sea

Coast Guard Functions
Maritime Environmental Protection & Response
Maritime Search and Rescue
Maritime Accident and Disaster Response
Countries involved

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