FIA-PNG Marine Litter and FishGear Procedure V4.0

Marine litter and Fishing gear procedure v4.
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Fishing Industry Association | March 2021
in accordance with revised MARPOL 73/78, Annex V IMO Res. MEPC.201(62)
Source: Hani Amir
FIA PNG Marine litter and Fishing gear procedure v4.0 1

Procedure Information
This Marine litter and Fishing gear procedure has been prepared
with the support of the Fishing Industry Association members (FIA)
of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
This is a living document that will be reviewed on annual
basis. The content of this report may not be reproduced,
in whole or in part, without explicit reference to the source.
Citation: FIA PNG (2019). 08. PNG FIA Marine litter and Fishing gear
Procedure - Report produced by PNG FIA
Responsible: Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea
Version: Final (v4)
Report ref: 082018-FIA/M/03
Date issued: November 2020 (updated and published
by PNG FIA in March 2021)
Photo credit: Hani Amir

CONTENTS
Acronymns 4
Definitions 6
Background 8
1. Introduction 9
2. Scope 11
3. Purpose 11
4. Requirements and practices 12
5. Prevention of Pollution from Marine litter and Fishing gear 17
6. Contents of Marine litter and Fishing gear management plan 20
7. Education and training 29
8. Responsibility of FIA Office 30
9. Recording 31
10. History of revision 31
11. References 31
Annexes 35
Appendix 1 a. Form “Record of garbage disposal”

b. Form for reporting alleged inadequacy of port reception facilities for garbage
Appendix 2 Locations of receptacles and collection and separation places
Appendix 3 Garbage processing equipment and devices
Appendix 4 Appointment of the Designated Person and the responsible staff for the operation of the
processing devices
Appendix 5 List of storage devices and appliances for the storage until disposal ashore or discharge into
the sea
Appendix 6 Shipboard placard about restricted areas for the disposal of garbage

ACRONYMNS:
ALDFG Abandoned, Lost otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear
AW Archipelagic waters
BPF Best Practices Framework
EU European Union
ETP endangered, threatened or protected species
EEZ Economic Exclusive Zone
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
FAD Fishing Aggregating Device (a) anchored (d) drifting
FIA Fishing Industry Association (PNG)
FFA Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
GGGI Global Ghost Gear Initiative
GTA Global Tuna Alliance
IMO International Maritime Organization
IUU Illegal Unregulated Unreported
ISSF International Sustainable Seafood Foundation
MSC Marine Stewardship Council
ML&FG Marine litter and Fishing gear
MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MEPC Marine Environmental Protection Committee
MSC Marine Stewardship Council
PNG Independent State of Papua New Guinea
PNA Parties to The Nauru Agreement
PRF Port Reception Facility
RSP Responsible Sourcing Policy
SPC Secretariat of the Pacific Community
SuP Single used Plastic

SPREP South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme
UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme
VGMFG: Voluntary Guidelines for the Marking of Fishing Gears

DEFINITIONS:
Audit: is a systematic, independent, objective and documented process for gathering facts. These
will help you identify areas for improvement and ensure you have best practice processes in place
(ISO)
Internal Audit (first party audit): are commonly referred to as 'first-party audits' and are
conducted by an organization to determine compliance to a set of requirements which might arise
from internal procedures, company policies like FIA PNG ML&FG, as well as customer or regulatory
requirements (ISO)
Second party Audit: is when a company performs an audit of a supplier to ensure that they are
meeting the requirements specified in the contract. ... It is important to understand that a second-
party audit is between the customer and the supplier and has nothing to do with becoming certified.
Third party Audit: A third-party audit occurs when a company has decided that they want to create
a quality management system (QMS) that conforms to a standard set of requirements, such as ISO
9001, MSC fishery standard, and hire an independent company to perform an audit to verify that the
company has succeeded in this endeavour. Also this works hiring an independent company
(certification assessment body) to perform an audit to verify the company compliance against their
internal company polices for instance the FIA PNG RSP.
Biodegradable material: Capable of being decomposed by biological processes. The term

biodegradable is applied to a material or substance that is subject to a chemical process during which
microorganisms that are available in the environment convert materials into natural substances such
as water, carbon dioxide, and decompose organic matter that are non-toxic for the environment
(ISSF)
Debris: rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something that has been destroyed, pieces of
rubbish or unwanted materials (AQUA-LIT, 2019).
Fishing gear: (MARPOL, Annex V) any physical device or part thereof or combination of items that
may be placed on or in the water or on the sea-bed with the intended purpose of capturing, or
controlling for subsequent capture or harvesting, marine or fresh water organisms. For this
procedure also includes FADs.
Fishing Aggregating Devices (FADs): Man-made floating objects specifically designed to

encourage fish aggregation at the device. They can be anchored to the ocean floor (anchored FADs)
or set to drift in the open ocean (drifting FADs) (ISSF).
Garbage: includes all kinds of food, domestic and operational waste, all plastics, cargo residues,
incinerator ashes, cooking oil, fishing gear, and animal carcasses generated during the normal
operation of the ship and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically (MARPOL Annex V)
Ghost fishing: The accidental capture of marine fauna (primarily sharks and turtles) by fishing
gear (usually gillnets, or traps, pots, etc.) that has been lost or discarded into the sea and which
continues to entangle animals (ISSF).
Ghost gear: refers to any fishing gear that has been abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded, and is
the most harmful form of marine debris (GGGI)
Marine litter (Marine debris): consists of (anthropogenic, manufactured, or processed solid) items
that have been deliberately discarded, unintentionally lost or abandoned, or transported by winds
and rivers, into the environment. The term 'litter' has the connotation of been discarded incorrectly

and/or deliberately at an unsuitable location. The verb ‘to litter’ means to drop and leave fabricated
objects in the environment.
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the European Commission define marine litter
as “any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned in
the marine and coastal environment” (UNEP, 2005; Galgani et al., 2010).
Observer: A certified person on board fishing vessels who collects scientific and technical
information on the fishing operations and the catch. Observer programs can be used for monitoring
fishing operations (e.g. areas fished, fishing effort deployed, gear
characteristics, catches and species caught, discards, collecting tag returns, etc.). Observers may or
may not have legal coercion powers, and their data may or may not be used for nonscientific
purposes (e.g., enforcement) depending on the situation (ISSF).
Purse seiner gear: A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school
of fish. ... Once a school of fish is located, a skiff encircles the school with the net. The lead line is
then pulled in, "pursing" the net closed on the bottom, preventing fish from escaping by swimming
downward (FAO)
Plastic litter: Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high
volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind.
While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to our
overwhelming litter problem (Plasticwastesolutions).
Recycling: means the activity of segregating and recovering components and materials for
reprocessing (MARPOL)
Waste: any substance or material which is eliminated or discarded after primary use, or is
worthless, defective and of no longer useful (AQUA-LIT, 2019).

Background
The Fishing Industry Association (FIA) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1991, with
membership comprising of the fishing companies and seafood processors of Papua New Guinea
(PNG) aiming to promote responsible management of the fishery in PNG. Through its commitments,
the FIA members are encouraged to implement practices that drive social responsibility on labour
conditions, mitigate and minimise the impact of Marine litter and Fishing gear, as well as requiring
FIA members to manage the fishing operation in a responsible manner looking after the biodiversity
and conforming to the conservation measures included in the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
certification.
Over the last decade or so, there has been considerable attention brought on the scale of
abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) and the impacts on the marine environment
through ghost fishing, entanglement and habitat damage (Macfadyen et al, 2009). This attention
has been enhanced in recent years by the growing realization of the scale and potentially bigger
impact of plastic pollution and its accumulation in the marine ecosystem, and the contribution of
ALDFG to this global problem (Huntington, T, 2019).
Also IUU fishing is a €10 billion market every year worldwide, making up 19% of the worldwide
reported value of catches (DG MARE, 2016). Leaving the fishing gear at sea removes the evidence of
(IUU) fishing. IUU can in general be a problem of intentional dumping of fishing gear.
In 2016, the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) set up a framework for best fisheries practices of
ALDFG. This framework provide tools and a risk analysis to design policies and procedures to prevent
fishing gear is lost and become in ghost gear globally. The best practices for fishing gear provide a
detailed explanation how to design and implement performance indicators, policies and procedure to
minimize the negative impact of fishing gear.
In the last 5 years, FIA PNG members have decreased dramatically the use of Fish Aggregating
Devices (FADs), which possess a high likelihood and risk to become ghost gear. At the same time
the National Fishery Authority (NFA) has developed and set up regulations for compliance on the PNG
FAD management plan (NFA, 2015).
In addition, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has been working closely with
The Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project to accelerate the use of biodegradable materials in fish
aggregating devices (FADs). This initiative addresses some of the challenges facing tuna fisheries by
implementing best practice solutions to reduce the amount of plastic materials used to construct
fishing devices, in an effort to achieve sustainable fisheries practices and biodiversity conservation
(FAO August 2019).
In 2018 FIA PNG committed to develop and implement the Responsible Sourcing Policy (RSP) that
content 4 pillars looking at MSC certification of species in PNG, Marine litter & Fishing gear
mitigation, Crew welfare and labour conditions implementation, and traceability. FIA PNG RSP aims
to increase the level of transparency of the fishing operation and be a leader in fishery management.
FIA PNG has therefore decided to find practical solutions for the responsible management of marine
litter and fishing gear at the sea and at ports. To produce policies, procedures and audit tool to
assess mitigation measures and progress on the FIA tuna fleet fishing on the PNG Economic
Exclusive Zone (EEZ) and the Archipelagic Waters (AW).

1. Introduction
1.1 In 1995, International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted by resolution MEPC.65(37),

amendments to Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
from Ships 1973 as modified the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78).
1.2 In 2011, IMO adopted by Resolution MEPC.201(62) amendments to MARPOL Annex V

which require that:
.1 every ship of 100 gross tonnage and above, and every ship certified to carry 15 or
more persons, and fixed or floating platforms shall carry a Garbage Management
Plan;
.2 every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above, and every ship certified to carry 15 or
more persons engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals of another Party,
and every fixed or floating platform shall be provided with a Garbage Record Book;
and
.3 every ship of 12 meters or more in length overall, and fixed or floating platforms
shall display Placards which notify the crew and passengers of the ship's disposal
requirements of regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Annex as applicable.
These provisions are included in regulation 10 to the revised MARPOL Annex V with an
entry into force date of 1 January 2013.
1.2 This plan has been developed to cover all requirements of Annex V considering that
Administrations have further enhanced Port State Control inspections.
1.3 Preparing this plan, the IMO guidelines published in resolution MEPC.201(62) have been
taken into account. Hence the mandatory requirements for the preparation of a
shipboard garbage management plan have been fulfilled.
1.4 According to the requirements of the Annex V, the Garbage Management Plan shall be
written in the working language of the crew, and, for ships engaged in international
voyages, in English.
1.5 The garbage management plan must to contain a list of the particular ship’s equipment
and arrangements for the handling of marine litter as well as extracts from and/or
references to existing company instructions. If any is available a manual of the
equipment shall be attached hereto (appendix 3 to this plan).
1.6 A priority action in the G7 Action Plan to Combat Marine Litter includes: ‘Identifying the
options to address key waste items from the fishing industry and aquaculture which could
contribute to marine litter, and implement pilot projects where appropriate (including
deposit schemes, voluntary agreements and end-of-life recovery)’ (G7 Action Plan on Marine
Litter, 2015). The G20 maintains that the tools to reduce marine litter have to be as diverse
as the challenge of marine litter itself.
1.7 In 2016, the United Nations Environment Programme highlights in its report “Marine
Plastic Debris and Microplastics: Global Lessons and Research To Inspire Action And
Guide Policy Change” the need of reduction measures such as ‘Best Available
Techniques’, ‘Best Practices’ ‘Market-based instruments’ and ‘Legislation’ to reduce the
impact of fishing Activities.

1.8 In 2018, the Thirty-third session of COFI endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines for the
Marking of Fishing Gear (VGMFG) (FAO, 2019). The Voluntary Guidelines complement
FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and are an important tool to guide
States in preventing and reducing Abandoned, Lost and otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear
(ALDFG) and its impact such as ghost fishing, and in combatting Illegal, Unreported and
Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
1.9 In 2018, the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) developed a Best Practice Framework
for the Management of Fishing Gear (BPF) to address ALDFG. This global framework
provide tools and a risk analysis to design policies and procedures to prevent fishing gear
from becoming ALDFG and potentially become ghost gear. The best practices for fishing
gear provide a detailed explanation how to design and implement performance indicators,
policies and procedure to minimize the negative impact of fishing gear. This BFP should
be followed and implemented by FIA fishing companies.
1.10 The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has been working closely with
The Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project to accelerate the use of non-entangling FADs
(i.e. without netting) and the use of biodegradable, organic, materials to construct fish
aggregating devices (FADs). This initiative addresses some of the challenges facing tuna
fisheries by implementing best practice solutions to reduce the number of plastic
materials used to construct fishing devices, in an effort to achieve sustainable fisheries
practices and biodiversity conservation (FAO August 2019). ISSF approached FIA
members asking for a joint cooperation 2018. Several workshops have been attended by
PNA countries representatives and FIA members representatives to learn, share and
improve the technic on how to build and test non-entangling and biodegradable FADs in
the Western and Central Pacific Ocean and the PNG EEZ & AW waters as well. Currently
FIA fishing companies members are applying ISSF recommendations to build and set up
FADs (non-entangling FADs and with biodegradable materials) when the tuna fleet use it
https://iss-foundation.org/knowledge-tools/guides-best-practices/non-entangling-fads/
1.11 In May 2018, the European Parliament and Council agreed on developing and setting up a
new EU legislation & policy regarding the Single use Plastic to prevent the pollution of the
Ocean with marine litter.
The public consultation, that took place between December 2017 and February 2018,
received more than 1800 contributions. 98.5% of respondents considered that action to
tackle SUP marine litter are “necessary”, and 95% consider them “necessary and urgent”.
More than 70% of manufacturers and more than 80% of brands and recyclers considered
action “necessary and urgent”. Only 2% of respondents believed that there should be no
new measures at European level and 79% believed that unless measures are taken at the
EU level, they would remain ineffective. FIA fishing members should assess plastic that is
taken on board to prevent, and reduce the impact of SUP that is also part of the MARPOL
regulations.
1.12 In 2019, FAO published voluntary guidelines on the marking of fishing gear. These are a
tool to contribute to sustainable fisheries, to improve the state of the marine
environment, and to enhance safety at sea by combatting, minimizing and eliminating
abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) and facilitating the
identification and recovery of such gear
1.13 This plan should be part of the Safety Management System of each FIA fishing company
and the ships operated by them.

1.14 The Garbage Management Plan developed by MARPOL has been re-designed and this
procedure has added plastic, marine litter, and fishing gear in order to have a much more
comprehensive approach for reduction and minimizing sources of pollution into the
Ocean. Therefore we will call this procedure – Marine litter and Fishing gear procedure.
1.15 In 2021 the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) developed guidance for addressing
marine debris in aquaculture production, since this is a global and transboundary
problem, there is a collective and universal approach to propose solutions to minimize
and best practices.
FIA aims to set up a baseline procedure that should be improved and adapted for each FIA fishing
company member and FIA fishing company’s partner, for Marine litter and Fishing gear management.
2. Scope
Applicable: FIA fishing companies,

Geographical area: to the fishing operation at Sea within the PNG EEZ and PNG AW, and their
landings ports.
Fishing gear: Purse seiner, anchored FADs and drifting FADs
3. Purpose
This document delineates the approach, control, prevention, reduction, and when is applicable
tracking of Marine litter and Fishing gear of the PNG FIA MSC fishery scheme.
Also aim to reduce and minimize the sources of Marine litter and fishing gear impacting the Ocean.
This procedure set up a baseline for the FIA PNG fishing companies to improve and adapt to their
realities and fishing operation. FIA aims to provide a holistic approach for these topics
4. Requirements and practices
4.1 FIA fishing companies’ members will implement, follow up, communicate internally, externally,
and carry out internal audit to verify the compliance of this FIA procedure in order to minimize the
impact of the FIA fleet operation in the Ocean. FIA recognizes that regulations were identified as the
primary mechanism with which changes in behavior, and creates a positive impact in the fishery.
The Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) have reported that Abandoned, Lost or otherwise Discarded
Fishing Gear (ALDFG) has numerous negative impacts which are causing increasing concern. The
potential of some forms of ALDFG to continue fishing (often referred to as ‘ghost fishing’) has
detrimental effects on fish stocks and potential impacts on endangered, threatened or protected (ETP)
species and marine ecosystems. Fishing gear has been abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded since
fishing began. However, increases in the scale of fishing operations and technologies used in recent
decades mean the extent and impact of ALDFG debris have increased significantly. This is through
the use of synthetic materials, increased fishing capacity and the targeting of more distant and water
grounds. The consequences of ALDFG are both environmental and economic (Huntington, 2016).
(1) Placards
a) Every ship of 12 meters or more in length overall and fixed or floating platforms shall
display placards which notify the crew and passengers of the FIA PNG Marine litter and
fishing gear requirements mentioned in this procedure and in the Annexes at the end of
this document, as applicable.

b) The placards shall be written in the official language of the State whose flag the ship is
entitled to fly, and for ships engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under
the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention, in English or French.
A minimum content of information should include MARPOL requirements, EU directive
(SuP) and Best fishing practices from the Ghost Gear Initiative.
(2) Marine litter Management Plan

Every ship of 100 tons gross tonnage and above and every ship which is certified to carry
15 persons or more and fixed or floating platforms shall carry a Marine litter and Fishing
gear management plan which the crew shall follow. This plan shall provide written
procedures for minimizing, collecting, storing, processing and disposing of garbage, marine
litter, and single used plastic (SUP) including the use of fishing gear and the equipment on
board. It shall also designate the person in charge of carrying out the plan. Such a plan
shall be in accordance with the guidelines developed by the Organization and written in
the working language of the crew and for ships, engaged in international voyages, in
English.
(3) Marine litter Record Book

15 persons or more engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the
jurisdiction of other Parties to the convention and every fixed and floating platform shall be
provided with a Marine litter (Garbage Record) record Book. The Marine litter Record Book,
whether as a part of the official logbook or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in the
Appendix to this Annex.
a) Each discharge operation or to a reception facility, or completed incineration, shall be
promptly recorded in the Marine litter record book and signed for on the date of the
incineration or discharge by the officer in charge. Each completed page of the Record
Book shall be signed by the master of the ship. The entries in the Record Book shall be
at least in English, or French or Spanish. The entries in an official national language of
the flag the ship is entitled to fly shall prevail in case of a dispute or discrepancy;
b) The entry for each incineration or discharge shall include date and time, position of the
ship, category of the garbage and the estimated amount incinerated or discharged;
c) The Marine litter Record Book shall be kept on board the ship or the fixed or floating
platform, and in such a place as to be available for inspection in a reasonable time. This
document shall be preserved for a period of two years after the last entry is made in the
record. A description of the items shall be included (i.e., plastic bags, sacks, gear)
d) In the event of any discharge or accidental loss referred to in regulation 7 of this Annex
any entry shall be made in the Marine litter Record Book, or in the case of any ship
of less than 400 gross tonnage, an entry shall be made in the ship's official log-book,
of the location, circumstances of, and the reasons for the discharge or loss, details of
the items discharged or lost, and the reasonable precautions taken to prevent or
minimize such discharge or accidental loss.
(4) The Administration may waive the requirements for Marine litter Record Books for:
- any ship engaged on voyages of (one) 1 hour or less in duration which is certified to carry
15 persons or more; or
- log (record) smaller organic materials only (e.g., food scraps, unused bait, processing
waste, etc.)

(5) The competent authority of the Government of a Party to the Convention may inspect the
Marine litter Record Book or ship's official logbook on board any ship to which this
regulation applies while the ship is in its port or offshore terminals and may make a copy
of any entry in those books, and may require the master of the ship to certify that the
copy is a true copy of such an entry. Any copy so made, which has been certified by the
master of the ship as a true copy of an entry in the ship’s Marine litter Record Book or
ship's official logbook, shall be admissible in any judicial proceedings as evidence of the
facts stated in the entry. The inspection of the Marine litter Record Book or ship's official
logbook and the taking of a certified copy by the competent authority under this paragraph
shall be performed as expeditiously as possible without causing the ship to be unduly
delayed.
(6) The accidental loss or discharge of fishing gear as provided for in revised MARPOL, Annex
V, regulations 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 which poses a significant threat to the marine environment
or navigation shall be reported to the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, and,
where the loss or discharge occurs within waters subject to the jurisdiction of a coastal
State, also to that coastal State. While Single Used Plastic shall be recorded and reported
to the Fishing company head office as well as any type of plastic handled onboard.
(7) Fishing gear Management Plan

15 persons or more and fixed or floating platforms shall follow the PNG FADs management
plan regulations for monitoring (PNG NFA September, 2015), control and recording which
the fishing company managers shall follow. This plan shall provide written procedures for
FAD location, FAD monitoring, FAD marking/ coding and collecting in case this is lost,
including the use of the gear/equipment and technology on board for tracking and location.
(at least date and position) FAD marking must enable identification of the owner in
accordance with FAOs VGMFG (FAO, 2019). It shall also designate the person in charge of
complying with the PNG FADs management regulation. The Fishing Company shall follow
and comply with the guidelines developed by the National Fishery Authority (NFA)
including reporting lost gear, found buoys & gear, PNG law compliance, including sharing
FAD’s position until the end od their life or use.
(8) Fishing gear Record Book

15 persons or more engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the
jurisdiction of other Parties to the convention and every fixed and floating platform shall be
provided with a Fishing gear Record Book. The Fishing gear Record Book, whether as a
part of the official logbook or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in the Appendix to
this Annex. Total of gear and possible sources of litter should be recorded at the departing
and also at the end of the voyage in order to carry out a balance of litter and any lost gear.
a) Each discharge operation or to a reception facility, shall be promptly recorded in the
Fishing gear record book and signed for on the date of the event (lost gear, reparation,
damage, accidentally discarded or discharge) by the officer in charge. Each completed
page of the Fishing gear Record Book shall be signed by the master of the ship. The
entries in the Fishing gear Record Book shall be at least in English, or French or
Spanish. The entries in an official national language of the flag the ship is entitled to fly
shall prevail in case of a dispute or discrepancy;
b) The entry for each lost gear, reparation; damage, accidentally discarded or discharge
shall include date and time, marking of the gear, position of the ship, category of the
Fishing gear and the estimated amount;

c) The lost gear, reparation, damage, accidentally discarded or discharge Record Book shall
be kept on board the ship or the fixed or floating platform, and in such a place as to be
available for inspection in a reasonable time. This document shall be preserved for a
period of two years after the last entry is made in the record;
d) In the event of any event or accidental gear loss referred to in regulation 7 of this
Annex any entry shall be made in the lost gear, reparation, damage, accidentally
discarded or discharge Record Book, or in the case of any ship of less than 400 gross
tonnage, an entry shall be made in the ship's official log-book, of the location,
circumstances of, and the reasons for the event or gear loss, details of the fishing gear,
and the reasonable precautions taken to prevent or minimize such event or accidental
loss recurrence.
e) Port Reception Facilities (PRF) should have disposal of fishing gear according to MARPOL
annex V.
f) When is possible Information exchange with IMO’s PRF database to ensure that specialist
reception facilities are easily located.
g) PRF – fishing company manager should communicate to local authorities, stakeholders
and internally the FIA PNG Marine litter and Fishing gear policy and procedure.
(9) Fishing gear marking
15 persons or more engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction
of other Parties to the convention and every fixed and floating platform shall implement the
following
a) FIA PNG fishing companies should, using the FAO guidelines (FAO VGMFG, 2019), consider
need, scope, implementation and coordination procedures for a fishing gear marking system
in their waters.
b) FIA PNG members should effectively implement of a system for gear marking, which should
effectively identify the owners and/or vessel. To communicate, educate, training and other
forms of capacity development should be provided to fishers, and other interested parties to
facilitate the implementation of the gear marking system. The adoption of voluntary best
practice by fishery organisations for preventing gear loss (such as those practices outlined in
the VGMFG (FAO, 2019) and GGGI sections of best practices for fishing gear) should be
supported.
c) FIA PNG fishing companies shall Report gear loss to the NFA and/or recording within
logbooks.
d) FIA PNG fishing company managers shall report and record lost and abandoned fishing gear in
order to have a robust reporting management system. It should be consistent with the
context of different of the NFA FADs management plan.
(9.1) Prevention of impact by lost of abandoned fishing gear
e) Mandatory gear retrieval for FADs and other lost gear should be required where practical.
f) The use of biodegradable material for FADs is required, when a FIA PNG fishing company
decide to deploy FADs
g) FIA PNG members should follow and implement best practices for FADs building according to
the ISSF biodegradable guidelines
h) Restricting or zoning the use of certain gears, in areas with a high risk of their loss due to
local conditions or gear conflict, or destruction on the environment (reefs) should be
considered.

(10) Minimum information for vessel’s records onboard and for auditing proposes.
Name of the Vessel
Engine serial number
Call Sign IMO Number Official
Number Port of Registry Flag Owner
Manager/Operator Charterer
Year Built Shipyard
Displacement
Length of the F/V Main
Engine(s) kW
Number Crew/Passengers
Trade/Purpose
Fishing Gear Markings (List of fishing gear markings being used by the vessel)
4.2 Further global regulatory requirements
FIAO has included in advance the following regulations, standards and guidance in order to support
the FIA PNG Marine litter and fishing gear procedure implementation. FIA PNG fishing companies
members shall prepare and use in this plan the following should be taken into consideration:
• Revised MARPOL Annex V MEPC.201(62) adopted 15th July 2011

• IMO Guidelines on the implementation of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78
• MEPC.219(63) adopted 2nd March 2012
• IMO Guidelines for the development of Garbage Management Plans
• MEPC.220(63) adopted 2nd March 2012
• FAO Code for Responsible Fisheries (1995) - Fishing gear
• International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and reduction of Discards (FAO 2011) -
reducing the impact of lost fishing gear
• Port State Measures Agreement to prevent, deter, Eliminate Illegal Unreported and
Unregulated Fishing (2009)
• The United Nations 2030 agenda on Sustainable Development (A/RES/70/1) - SDG 14.1:
Prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, including ALDFG
• FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear (FAO, 2019)
• Best Fishing Practices - Global Ghost Gear Initiative
• Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, ISSF
• Bycatch Mitigation – 3.7 Transactions with Vessels or Companies with Vessel-based FAD
Management Policies, (ISSF, 2019)
• EU directive for Single Used Plastic (SuP)
• The Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management
Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas Compliance Agreement.
• Seafoodwatch Fishery Standard v4.0 (2020)

• ISO 21070:2011 – Management and handling of garbage generated on board ships during the
period the garbage will be on board.
• ISO 16304: 2013 – Best practices for the arrangement of port waste reception facilities.
• Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) Management Best Practices, 2021
Other available technical guidance on shipboard garbage handling such as ISO 21070
“Standard for the management and handling of shipboard garbage”
4.3 Sources of Industry practices – FIA fishing company members:

For the development of this procedure, FIAO received the support of the FIA fishing company
member’s documentation in order to harmonize and combine the current industry practices with
international requirements.
The following fishing company documents were received and reviewed
• Site specific contingency plan for Port of Lae – PNG (Frabelle fishing, 2018) for the PNG
National Maritime Safety Authority.
• Pollution plan & Marine Pollution for Port of Lae and the waters immediately surrounding
marine environment (Frabelle fishing, 2017). For the PNG National Maritime Safety Authority
and NATPLAN (National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan)
• Report of Cargo from PNG to GENSAN, Golden shower 888, May 2019. Photos and quantities
of debris, old parts, old tanks, used batteries, used extinguishers, plastic/liners, etc.
• Packing list of Cargo from PNG to GENSAN, Golden shower 888, May 2019.
• Removal Report (Frabelle fishing, from February to June 2019). Description and quantities of
onboard items that are brought to Port. Domestic waster, used equipment & parts, empty
drums, plastic liners, extinguisher.
• Used radio buoys drop off inventory, Port of Noro (from January to May 2019) – National
Fisheries Development Limited. Describing buoys owner, Flag, collected by vessel name, date
of recover and serial number.
• PNG FIA Fleet waste reduction and recycling plan (March 2019)
• SPC/FFA regional Observer Pollution report Form GEN-6
• SPC/FFA regional Observer vessel trip monitoring Form GEN-3
• SPC/FFA regional Purse seiner Observer general information Form PS - 1
• FCF sustainable policy v3.0
• RD fishing waste management plan v1.0
• Frabelle Fishing garbage manual and procedure GMP02 v. 2013
5 Prevention of Pollution from Marine litter and Fishing gear
On-board and at the port facilities, good practices regarding the waste prevention should be
mandatory (no alternative accepted) and they should become another part of the daily workflow.
5.1 Minimizing of garbage

To achieve cost-effective and environmentally sound results, FIA fishing companies members should
use a combination of an integrated management on the reduction of plastic waste (incl. KPIs for
implementation), e.g. banning of single use plastics, use of recycled plastic items, and five
complementary techniques to manage garbage and fishing gear:
a) Source reduction at the place of origin
FIA PNG request fishing company to reduce as much as possible packaging on board of
tuna purse seiners. Wrapping which protect goods on its way to the ship should be
replaced in the port before receiving the goods. The storage and handling of goods on
board should be organized without the need of packing material. The crew and the
passengers should be instructed to come on board with a minimum of packaging.

Also in the day-to-day business of the vessel, a minimum of packaging should be moved
within the ship. Wrapping material should be e.g. removed in the provisions room and
the transport to the galley should be organized in two-way-boxes. By doing so, the
amount of garbage arising in the galley can be reduced.
Recycling and Marine litter removal processes are fully responsibility of the fishing
company and also the treatment of their own litter.
b) Recycling
Where packaging is imperative, two-way-packaging or recyclable material should be

used preferably. Recyclable waste and packaging should be collected on board and
disposed to special companies guaranteeing a proper recycling.
Every practical effort made to recycle and reuse fishing gear components is highly
recommended by FIAO. Responsible on-shore disposal of redundant fishing gear and other
garbage, preferably in official onshore port reception facilities (see also MARPOL Annex V).
Records shall be in place for an audit proposes.
FIA fishing companies should Put in place various contractual agreements with external
contractors to collect used or damaged goods (cardboards and equipment) to be recycled
or upgraded, when it is possible or arrange the handling at Land and/or Port.
c) Fishing gear lost prevention
Fishing company’s member should adjust fishing methods to prevailing conditions to

reduce the risk of gear loss.
Fishing companies should avoid setting their fishing gears in areas of high probability of
gear loss.
All vessels must carry necessary equipment and storage space required to retrieve lost
gear.
Training and awareness-building of crew in good practice and responsible fishing following
FAO VGMFG (FAO, 2019) and GGGI best practices for fishing gear should be integrated.
Clear marking and identification of fishing gear and its main components is required i.e.
FADs (anchored and drifting). The responsible disposal of end of life fishing gear and other
potential sources of marine litter should be ensured.
d) Disposal
Discharge into the sea in those limited situations where it is permitted.

Generally disposal of all Marine litter into the sea is prohibited, except as provided
otherwise in regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7 of revised MARPOL Annex 5.
The proper disposal in the ports has the priority over discharge at sea,
including FADs which shall be collected onboard if found it (point 6.6).
When requisitioning stores and provisions, fishing companies should request suppliers to
remove, reduce all packaging, at an early stage, to limit the generation of garbage on
board ships.

The ship’s marine litter is made up of distinct components, some of which are regulated
in MARPOL Annex V, while others may be regulated locally, nationally or regionally, e.g.,
domestic, operational, cargo-associated, food and maintenance waste. Each component
of the garbage should be evaluated separately to determine the best management
practice for that type of garbage, and to be grouped into categories specified in the
Marine litter and Fishing gear Record Book
It is mandatory gear retrieval for FADs and other lost gear is required where practical and
possible for the operational point of view and it does not represent a risk for crew onboard
and for the fishing operation. See also point 6.6
e) Prevent, and mitigate fishing gear lost
The GGGI best practices framework for managing fishing gear reviews and analysis the
global fishing gear use, this BPF analysis indicated that seine nets, mid-water and bottom
trawls account for most fish catches by volume. When calculated by effort, the results
are similar – trawls (both bottom and mid-water) rank highest.
When considering the risk of ghost fishing, gillnets have the highest risk; with traps and
pots second and Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) third. These guidelines are reviewed
and considered in this procedure. Point 6.6 addresses FADs management
5.2 Marine litter and Fishing Record Book and Record-Keeping

The ship’s officers document each disposal of marine litter and fishing gear in the Record
Book. The Record Book exists as ready-made booklet. Appendix 1 to this plan shows a
sample of the form “Disposal Record” (Marine litter and Fishing gear) which you will find
in the Record Book. The entries into the Garbage Record Book have to be made in English,
or in French or in Spanish.
Receipts
The master or a designated person obtains from the operator of port reception facilities,
or from the master or designated person of the ship receiving the marine litter and fishing
gear, a receipt or certificate specifying the estimated amount of marine litter and fishing
gear transferred. The receipts or certificates must be kept on board the ship with the
marine litter and fishing gear Record Book (garbage record book) for two years.
Amount marine litter and fishing gear

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The amount of marine litter and fishing gear onboard is estimated in Kilo, m , and/or per
items if possible separately according to category to estimate type of litter with type of
fishery. The Record Book contains many references to estimated amounts of marine litter
and fishing gear. It is recognized that the accuracy of estimating amounts of marine litter
and fishing gear is left to interpretation. Volume or weight estimated will differ before and
after processing (e.g. shredding, compacting, incinerating, etc.). Some processing
procedures may not allow for usable estimate of volume, e.g., the continuous processing
of food waste. Such factors are taken into consideration when making and interpreting
entries in a record. The record should separate plastic litter from organic litter and fishing
gear to be consistent and assess the impact of each component in the fishing operation.
On Monthly basis or per fishing vessel, FIA members should generate knowledge and data on
which type of litter are generating, creating a database that quantifies the contribution per
type of category. This allows estimating the correlation between the type and amount of
marine litter produced and the potential litter associated with the fishing operation.

5.3 Placards and information
MARPOL 73/78 Annex V, Regulation 10, paragraph 1 demands the display of placards for
informing crew and passengers about the marine litter (garbage) handling. The placards
have to be written in the official language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to
fly, or in English, or French or Spanish.
In the passenger area placards are being displayed at several places which forbid throwing
overboard of marine litter and cigarettes. In all passenger cabins extensive information are
available about the marine litter matter, separation and disposal. With this the passer are
required to follow the regulations of garbage management. At the beginning of the voyage
the ship‘s command instructs the passengers by the public address system to refrain from
throwing anything overboard, in particular garbage and cigarettes and to use the
receptacles provided.
In the crew’s area further placards are being displayed, in particular about collection,
separation, transportation, processing and disposing of garbage. They contain clear
instructions for the particular case. Appendix 6 to this plan can be used as placard.
5.4 Control of suppliers
The fishing company will assess suppliers that minimize the use of single used of plastic and
give preference to supplier that use recycling material or not plastics. According to the EU
regulation of Used of single plastic. Also inform and share with them the FIA PNG Marine litter
and fishing policy and procedure.
FIA PNG company’s members should require their suppliers to conform with this procedure
and with the best practices for fishing gear, marking/traceability and comply with maritime
legislation (code of practice, GGGI BPF) when it is applicable.
6 Contents of the Marine litter and Fishing Management Plan
6.1 Designated Person for the execution of the plan

In accordance with the regulation 10.2 of the revised MARPOL Annex V, and also for the
FIA PNG Responsible Sourcing Policy best practices; FIA PNG company members should
designated a person in charge of the Marine litter and Fishing gear management plan to
be responsible for implementing the procedure within the plan. The master appoints the
designated person also onboard at the commencement of the voyage and displays his/her
name by a notice.
The duties of the designated person include but are not limited to
o training fishing company’s officers, crew members and fishers on the management plan
and implementation.
o ensuring placards are displayed in accordance with the Regulation specified in Chapter
4.5,
o ensuring the crew complies with the ship’s waste (marine litter and fishing gear)
management strategy,
o ensuring incineration of wastes in accordance with the equipment manufacturer’s
instructions
o ensuring the proper condition and functioning of all equipment for reception,
collection, processing, incineration and disposal (maintenance)

o liaison with shore authorities for the port reception facilities for Marine litter and
Fishing gear
o signing the Marine litter (Garbage) and fishing gear Record Book as required by
regulations,
o monitoring the arising amount and composition of Marine litter, recognizing
development on time and initializing appropriate measures,
o verifying the effectiveness of procedures of this Marine litter and Fishing gear
management plans and introducing improvement in accordance with the master, as
necessary.
The designated person will be assisted by personnel of all departments in order to ensure
an extensive support in collecting, separating, processing and disposal of garbage in all
departments of the vessel and to ensure that all procedures are being carried out
according to the garbage management plan.
6.2 Marine litter treatment on board
This section includes how Marine litter (garbage) should be handled onboard, including
plastic, organic waste and fishing gear.
6.2.1 Collection of Marine litter (garbage)

Suitable receptacles for collection and
separation
Where the Marine litter (garbage) arises FIA PNG fishing vessels provide for suitable
receptacles. As the space allows it we put up separated receptacles as per the separation
scheme. The locations of the receptacles should be obtainable and to the convenience of
the people on board.
Any garbage may be put in the receptacles of the appropriate category only. All persons
on board - regardless the crew or passenger - have to comply with this principle. The
crew ad- vises the passengers or guests in case of misuse or any violation of MARPOL
Annex V (e.g., throwing overboard of garbage), also the single used plastic shall be
reported.
The type and size of the receptacles correspond with the need of the respective category
of garbage.
Receptacles for ash, cigarettes, matches or other hot material, have to be fire-proof.
Receptacles for wet waste or humidity submitting substances have to be water-proof.

These are for example cans, one-way cups, food packaging, food waste, single used
plastic, etc.)
All receptacles and containers have to be marked with their determination, i.e. the
description of the garbage category or the type of the appropriate Marine litter waste.
Warnings have to be shown for specific dangers of particular types of garbage (e.g.
poisonous material or material dangerous to health). Furthermore, warnings have to be
shown for all material, w h i c h must not be put into that container (e.g. contents of ash
trays).
Locations of receptacles, collection and separation stations

Locations and stations of all receptacles for collection and separation are identified as
specified in Appendix 2.

6.2.2 Transport from the source of generation to the collection and separation
stations
Garbage in the passenger area (passenger cabins)
In each passenger cabin a rubbish bin for all categories of garbage has to be located.
Furthermore, a bin for sanitary towels in the bathroom/toilet.
The cleaning personnel empties these receptacles into separate transportable
containers once a day. The garbage has to be brought to the central garbage collection
and separation place.
Garbage in the crew area (crew cabins)

The cabins of the ship’s command are being served by stewards as described under
4.2.3.1. All other crew cabins are being served by the respective crew. They bring their
garbage to the central collection and separation stations in the receptacles located in
their cabins.
Garbage in the accommodation area

Garbage arising in the accommodation area of the crew and in public passenger areas
is being collected in receptacles served by the stewards.
Can and bottle waste are generated in galley, dining room, saloon and private rooms
and collected separately by each responsible person and individuals.
Garbage in pantries and galleys
Very different types of garbage are being generated here. They are divided into the
following categories which are the basis for separation:
§ paper, cardboard, cartons, etc.
§ synthetic material, foils synthetic material bags, shrinking foils etc.
§ metal cans, lids and bottle capsules, etc.
§ bottles, glasses and glass products generally
§ raw food waste
§ plastic and single use plastic (i.e., empty bags)
§ gear (pieces or for reparation)
§ food scraps, food particles, and all other materials contaminated by such wastes
All waste is taken to the collecting places at least once a day.
Cargo-associated waste
These are all materials which have become wastes as a result of use on board a ship for
cargo stowage and handling. The cargo associated wastes include, but are not limited to
dunnage, shoring, pallets, lining, plastic, gear and packing materials, plywood, paper,
cardboard, separation nets (used gear), jute cloths, wire and steel strapping. The waste
is collected and separated by responsible person for the deck area.
Water-pollutant wastes
Garbage contaminated by water-pollutants must not be discharged to the sea but have to
disposed in a port as special garbage. Garbage like this has to be stored on board
separately and has to be marked and labelled with information about the type of
contamination.
Other kind of wastes are e.g. rugs/twist, paint residues, thinner, residues of other
chemicals, cleaning agents, waste oils etc. as well as bins and rags contaminated with
these substances. Furthermore, soot, machinery residues, scrapped paint, deck
sweepings, wiping wastes and rags, toner cartridges from photostat copiers or laser
printers, ink cartridges of computer printers (poisonous!) etc. arise. Also, the residues
and waste of freelancers on board, particularly hairdresser and photographer, belong to
the ship’s garbage. Under no circumstance, all these wastes must not be discharged at
sea but have to be disposed as special waste to professional waste reception facilities
ashore.
Incineration ashes
These are to be collected and separated by the engine crew.
Food waste
Some Governments have regulations for controlling human, plant and animal diseases
that may be carried by foreign food wastes and materials that have been associated with
them. These regulations may require incinerating, sterilising or other special treatment
of garbage to destroy possible pest and disease organisms.
Such garbage is kept separate from other garbage and preferably retained for
disposal in port in accordance with the laws of the receiving country.
Precautions must be taken to ensure that plastics associated with food wastes (e.g.
plastic food wrappers) are not discharged at sea with the food wastes.
Fishing gear (Lines and nets)

Synthetic fishing net and line scraps generated by the repair or operation of fishing gear
shall collected in a manner that prevents loss overboard. Such material may be
incinerated, compacted or stored along with other plastic wastes.
Recyclable waste
It is recommended that the crew should deposit recyclables such as glass, metal, plastic,
paper wastes, etc., into separate receptacles provided.
Reduction of single use plastic

FIA strongly recommend FIA PNG fishing companies members to engage in a reduction
of single use of plastic by 2022 at least 40%. When it is not possible, to get recyclables
or biodegradable materials is recommended or find alternatives containers materials.
6.2.3 Handling of garbage from collecting and separation places to the possible
processing places and plants
Suitable identified receptacles are provided on primary collection and separation
stations.
The wastes are separated automatically when they are properly put into appropriate
receptacles. The Designated Person verifies this and ensures the separation in
accordance with the instructions given.
From here the Marine litter (garbage) can be

• processed on board ( see 6.3)
• stored on board (see 6.4)
• discharged into the sea in those limited situations where it is permitted ( see 6.5)
All these tasks have to be performed by qualified personnel upon explicit instruction of
the Designated Person, only.

6.3 Processing of Marine litter (garbage)
6.3.1 Personnel responsible for the operation of the equipment
The functions and names of the persons in charge have been laid down in appendix 4.
At crew change, these details have to be changed and the appendix 4 has to be amended
respectively. It is being authorized by signature of the master and has to be displayed in
at least one place on board well visibly.
Other then the persons mentioned in appendix 4 are not entitled to operate the
equipment!
6.3.2 Processing equipment
The garbage processing equipment, plants and units available on board are listed in
appendix 3. The respective capacity should be mentioned there. This helps planning the
operation. Furthermore, the Designated Person is able to calculate the right time of
garbage disposal, recognizing the arising amount of garbage and the storage capacities.
All equipment used by the fishing operation for processing of garbage shall be included and
listed in Appendix 3.
Locations of the processing devices and equipment

The details are listed in appendix 3.
These devices have to be located as far away as possible from provisions rooms, stores,
galleys and pantries. The floor of this room should be prepared for easy cleaning with
water.
Categories of garbage processed by the equipment
available
The details are listed in appendix 3.
6.3.3 Handling of garbage between the primary processing stations and the storing
and disposal facilities
Between the locations described in 6.2.2 and the storage and disposal locations the
garbage has to be transported in appropriate and suitable containers only. Doing so, it
has to be observed that no parts of the garbage or substances leak or are lost in any
other way. This should avoid dirtying of the ship or pollution of the sea.
In particular, it has to be observed that no health risk arises by leaking vapours (e.g.
solvents)
or from bacteria (e.g., from rotting food, sanitary towels, waste from hospital,
etc.).
Transportation containers have to be stowed and secured well in case of using them for
storage purposes.
6.3.4 Procedures for the processing of Marine litter
The respective person in charge (see appendix 4) prepares the garbage processing
equipment according to the operation instruction, gets the appropriate collecting
containers ready, switches the unit on and feeds it. Doing so, he pays special attention
in observing all safety at work instructions to avoiding injuries. In particular while doing
maintenance and cleaning work of the equipment, the unit has to be switched off.
Only admitted substances may be processed in a particular garbage-processing unit.

Before the unit is operated with garbage of another category, all residues of the garbage
processed before have to be removed to avoid intermixing.
All garbage to be disposed at sea, in those limited situations where it is permitted, is
stored in separate marked containers. It can be ground and/or compacted to reduce the
storage volume. A description of the items and approximate volumes shall be recorded.
a) Comminuting/grinding
The volume of the Marine litter can be reduced by comminuting or grinding.
Comminuted or ground garbage must be able to pass through a screen with mesh size
no greater than 25mm for disposal into the sea. Such comminuted or ground
garbage is stored in suitable receptacles for subsequent discharge into the sea. This
requirement generally applies to food wastes and the comminutor or disposer is
installed in the galley area. Such comminuted or ground garbage shall not be
discharged into a ship’s sewage treatment system unless it is approved for treating
such garbage. It is recommended that the discharge from shipboard comminutor be
directed into a garbage holding tank when the vessel is operating within an area
where discharge is prohibited.
Residues of shell and crustaceans (mussels, crabs, lobsters etc.) shouldn’t be
ground since the mineral substances let the cutters of the comminutor get dull.
b) Compacting/compressing:
Also compacting/compressing is able to reduce the volume of the garbage. If grinding
machines are used prior to compaction, the compaction ratio can be increased and the
storage space decreased.
Prior to compaction, it has to be checked whether humidity of the garbage can leak
out. In this case, the compactor has to be designed for wet garbage and the leakage
has to be collected in suitable containers.
c) Composting
Composting is a further method of reducing the volume of garbage and for generating
a valuable biological fertiliser. During the composting, raw and uncooked food waste
are being converted to fertiliser and soil by micro-organism. These will be added by
means of a composting-agent.
Substances from animals like meet, fish, eggs etc. must not be composted.
Furthermore, no cooked or mouldy foodstuff. Composting needs a lot of oxygen.
Garbage to be composted should not be compacted but should be fed as loose as
possible into the composter. The temperature around should be at least 20°C. The
room should be fitted with a suitable ventilation which exhausts to outside. An always
low air pressure in that room should ensure that no air can flow into the
superstructure, because it contains bacteria. These could lead to pneumonia over a
longer period of time.
The generated compost has to be retained on board in suitable containers until its
dispose to shore based processing.
d) Incineration of garbage
Special rules on incineration under domestic law may apply in some ports and may
exist in some special areas.
Incineration of hazardous materials (e.g., scraped paint, impregnated wood) and
certain types of plastics (e.g., PVC-based plastics or other plastics containing
hazardous chemicals) calls for special precaution due to the potential environmental
and health effects from combustion of by-products.

Garbage is incinerated by a type-approved incinerator on board the ship.
Any incineration of garbage by using only a simple frame incinerator installed on deck
is strictly prohibited.
Operating an incinerator the following should be noted:
• Before starting the incineration in a port or in the territorial waters it must be
checked, whether the operation is allowed or under which special rules by the
authorities. The person in charge for incineration has to ask the ship’s officers
for permission before commencing the incineration.
• Incineration of plastic waste can generate high temperatures. The temperature
has to be observed continuously. Too high temperatures can generate poisonous
and environment polluting nitric oxides. Too low temperature can lead to sooting.
The combustion of plastics requires huge amount of oxygen.
• The incineration of dangerous goods and substances, e.g., scrapped paint, painted
or impregnated wood, etc. is prohibited.
• All instruction given by the manufacturer of the incinerator as well as the
classification society has to be observed and followed.
6.3.5 Available operating and maintenance procedures

Operating and maintenance procedures for all processing equipment are available on
board and are part of this garbage management plan. Due to the limited space they have
been extracted. Appendix 3 to this plan lists all valid documents and states its storage
places on board.
6.4 Shipboard storage of Marine litter, Fishing gear, or reusable or recyclable material
Appendix 5 to this Marine litter and Fishing gear management plan lists the
following items:
Location, intended use and capacity of the available storage stations for each category of
garbage or reusable or recyclable material.
Conditions of how the Marine litter, Fishing
gear, or reusable or recyclable material will be
stored, e.g.
"food – frozen"
"cans – compacted and stacked"
"paper – compacted and should remain dry"
"plastic – compacted and stacked"
“end of life fishing gear” - stored
Handling of garbage, including reusable and recyclable material, between the

primary storage locations and the disposal
The persons in charge of the handling of garbage are specified in appendix 4 to this
plan.
If garbage can be discharged directly to the sea from its storage facility (e.g., emptying
of a garbage tank through a port hole), the port hole or its handle must be locked in
restricted areas. The same applies even for permitted areas on special instruction of the
shipping company.

If there is a danger of a spontaneous combustion (e.g., oily rags etc.), these have to be
stored in fire-proof special containers and be checked regularly.
Garbage to be disposed to shore based reception facilities will be stored in separate
clearly marked containers. As such garbage is expected to be stored for a long time on
board, efforts are made to reduce weight and volume of the garbage. Attention is paid to
prevention of fire accident.
Garbage to be discharged into the sea, in those limited situations where it is permitted,
will be stored in separate clearly marked containers. This garbage is expected to be
stored on board for a short period only. Attention is paid to prevention of fire accident.
Items and volumes must be recorded and reported in the Marine litter and Fishing gear
logbook.
6.5 Disposal of Marine litter

Garbage disposal by garbage type in accordance with revised Annex V of MARPOL 73/78:
Offshore platforms
Garbage Type1 All Ships except Platforms2 located more than 12
Outside special areas Within special areas nm from nearest land
and ships when
Regulation 4 Regulation 6 (Distances alongside or within 500
(Distances are from are from nearest land or meters of such
2
platforms Regulation 5
the nearest land) nearest ice- shelf)
Food waste ≥ 3 nm, en route and as ≥ 12 nm, en route and as

4 Discharge permitted
comminuted or far as practicable far as practicable
3
ground
Food waste ≥ 12 nm, en route and as

Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
not comminuted or far as practicable
ground
5,6 ≥ 12 nm, en route and as

Cargo residues , Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
not contained in far as practicable
washwater
≥ 12 nm, en route and as

5,6 ≥ 12 nm, en route and as far as practicable
Cargo residues ,
Discharge prohibited
contained in washwater far as practicable (subject to conditions
in regulation 6.1.2)
Cleaning agents and ≥ 12 nm, en route and as

additives contained in far as practicable
cargo hold washwater Discharge permitted Discharge prohibited
(subject to conditions
in regulation 6.1.2)
Cleaning agents and

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additives
Discharge permitted Discharge permitted Discharge prohibited
in deck and external
surfaces washwater
Must be en route and as far

Animal Carcasses from the nearest land as
(should be split or possible. Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
otherwise treated to ensure
Should be > 100 nm
the carcasses will sink
and maximum water
immediately)
depth

Oil, Lubricants and liquid Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
used in Engines
All other garbage including

plastics, synthetic ropes,
fishing gear, plastic
garbage bags, incinerator
ashes, clinkers, cooking oil, Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
floating dunnage, lining
and packing materials,
paper, rags, glass, metal,
bottles, crockery and
similar refuse
1
When garbage is mixed with or contaminated by other harmful substances prohibited from discharge
or having different discharge requirements, the more stringent requirements shall apply.
2
Offshore platforms located 12 nm from nearest land and associated ships include all fixed or floating
platforms engaged in exploration or exploitation or associated processing of seabed mineral
resources,
and all ships alongside or within 500 m of such platforms.
3
Comminuted or ground food wastes must be able to pass through a screen with mesh no larger than 25 mm.
4
The discharge of introduced avian products in the Antarctic area is not permitted unless
incinerated, autoclaved or otherwise treated to be made sterile.
5
Cargo residues means only those cargo residues that cannot be recovered using commonly
available methods for unloading.
6
These substances must not be harmful to the marine environment.
6.5.1 Disposal of Marine litter (garbage) ashore

The Marine litter disposal ashore should be preferred. The designated person
coordinates disposal with port authorities and reception facilities. All Parties to the
MARPOL Convention have obliged themselves to provide sufficient and professional
reception facilities, also fishing gear to be disposed at port reception facilities should
follow the best practices for fisheries of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative
The shore based organization of the shipping company should be informed in case
disposal is impossible or there are doubts about the technical and environmental
orientated disposal (form provided in the Marine litter and fishing gear Record Book, see
a sample form in appendix 1 to this plan). The company addresses a letter of protest to
the respective flag state of the ship.
6.5.2 Discharge into the sea
Each discharge into the sea will be planned and arranged, exclusively, by the
designated person. Any discharge must be approved by the master, case by case. Before
commencing discharging it has to be checked and ensured that
• this substance is allowed to be discharged according to revised MARPOL, Annex V
• the ship outside is of restricted areas according to revised MARPOL, Annex V
• the ocean current doesn’t wash the garbage ashore
• no fishing vessels are in the vicinity.
Having completed discharging, the cleanness of each container/tank should be verified.
In case of faulting - particularly by food waste and domestic waste - the containers/tanks
should be washed and cleaned.
6.5.3 Documentation
Every disposal, discharge or incineration has to be documented in the Marine litter
and fishing gear Record Book. From third Parties a confirmation of receipt has to be
obtained.

6.5.4 Further definitions
Cargo residues
Cargo residues means the remnants of any cargo which are not covered by other
Annexes to the present MARPOL Convention and which remain on the deck or in holds
following loading or unloading, including loading and unloading excess or spillage,
whether in wet or dry condition or entrained in wash water but does not include cargo
dust remaining on the deck after sweeping or dust on the external surfaces of the ship.
Cargo material contained in the cargo hold bilge water should not be treated as cargo
residues if the cargo material is not harmful to the marine environment and the bilge
water is discharged from a loaded hold through the ship’s fixed piping bilge drainage
system.
Cleaning agents and additives
Cleaning agents and additives contained in hold wash water, and deck and external
surface wash water are considered “operational wastes” and are classed as garbage
under MARPOL Annex V.
Cleaning agents or additives may be discharged into the sea so long as they are not
considered harmful to the marine environment, provided the cleaning agents or additives
– a. are not a „harmful substance‟ in accordance with the criteria in MARPOL
Annex III; and
b. do not contain any components which are known to be carcinogenic, mutagenic or
re- protoxic.
c. are biodegradable
In order to demonstrate that the cleaning agent or additive is not harmful to the
environment, records must be available on the vessel containing evidence by the
producer that the product meets the criteria for not being harmful to the marine
environment. This could be in the form of a safety data sheet or a stand-alone document.
6.6 FADs
FIA PNG fleet and fishing vessels shall follow the PNG FADs’ management plan developed in
September 2015 when the fishing company decides to use Fishing Aggregating devices as
part of the fishing operations. Gear marking practices following the FAO guidance shall be
also included.
As the PNG FADs’ management plan request, each drifting FAD or anchored FAD shall be
marked, monitored, reported, controlled and recorded on the e-logbook. FADs collecting
and maintain onboard should be done as per point 5.1
FIA members have been attending ISSF workshop looking at the construction of non-
entangling and biodegradable FADs. FIA fishing companies should follow ISSF guidance
focus on construction of FADs that will not represent a risk of entanglements, are
constructed using only organic and/or biodegradable materials (e.g. bamboo. Sisal, jute,
palm leaves, coconut fiber, cotton).
7 Education and training
7.1 Facilitate collection of Marine litter

When signing on for the first time on one of FIA fishing company vessels, all crew
members receive an introduction for collecting and separating Marine litter and
Fishing gear, preventive measures, handling onboard and how to minimize the
occurrence of gear lost. The treatment of Marine litter and keeping the oceans and
waters clean is an integral part of our FIA PNG RSP programs.
Commencing the voyage, ship’s officers give a brief introduction to the voyage
schedule at which all crewmembers as well as all other employees on board have to
take part. Repeatedly, the proper Marine litter treatment and Fishing gear handling are
being pointed out.
In addition to that, this Marine litter and Fishing gear Management Plan is being
made available to everybody at any time for information.
7.2 Facilitate the processing of Marine litter and Fishing gear

All people who work and handle garbage processing devices (Marine litter) must have
sufficient knowledge of the respective plant.
The Designated Person carries out trainings on board. The training programs contains
particularly
• the requirements of MARPOL, Annex V

• the subdivision of Marine litter into categories
• the restrictions and ban of discharging garbage (Marine litter) into the
sea
• the instructions of this Marine litter and fishing gear management plan, including
FADs
• the used of single plastic, sources and how to minimize or reduce their use.
• the best practices for fishing of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) - fishermen
• the instructions of this Marine litter and fishing gear management plan
• instructions or manuals for the processing equipment
• instructions for the inspection and maintenance of the appliances
• waste disposal requirements of the states and ports called.
7.3 Facilitate the storage of garbage

The designated person in charge of the plan carries out periodical training and
education for facilitating the storing of garbage on board. All training programs treat
the difficulties at the execution of this plan. The programs emphasize problems in
implementing this plan and the program outcome is reported to the head office for
reference to development of training and education programs. FIAO may support with
training material.
The training programs aims to raise awareness among FIA fishing companies and crew
members.
8. Responsibility of FIA Office
8.1. The FIAO will ensure the full implementation of this FIA PNG Marine litter and Fishing gear
by the participants in the FIA MSC scheme in accordance with the FIA policy & procedures, NFA
regulatory requirements, WCPFC measures, and 12 international references used for developing
this procedure.
8.2. The FIAO will audit in annual basis FIA fishing company members and fishing vessels.
Fishing vessel will be randomly audited against the FIA PNG checklist attached to this procedure.
The outcomes will be shared with the FIA fishing company and the FIAO management.

FIA encourages FIA PNG members to also allow second parties audit to assess the degree of
implementation and progress. In a later stage, after the first review cycle FIA office aim to
suggest a third party audit against the FIA PNG RSP ML&FG.
Using the FIA PNG RSP for marine litter and fishing gear metrics developed by Seafoodmatter for
classifying the degree of conformance with marine litter and fishing gear in seven (7) areas and 41
performance indicators:
• Management system & Mechanisms

• Voluntary schemes compliance
• Best practices framework (GGGI onboard) Fishing companies
• Best practices framework (GGGI) Port facilities
• Marine litter
• Verification process
• Training and awareness
FIA PNG fishing companies will be audited on annual basis against these 7 KPIs (see the FIA PNG
RSP ML&FG checklist). This process will score the performance of each fishing company.
8.3. The FIAO Management and officers shall be responsible for seeing that the process approach
of control measures, and that all non-conforming products/processes are identified and given
appropriate containment, corrective and preventive actions accordingly.
8.4. The FIA RSP Coordinator is responsible for establishing, reviewing and sending non-
conformances as well as follow up with sites (purse seiners and carriers) and fishing companies
on corrective action plans in order to comply fully with the requirement or standard.
9. Recording
a. The fishing company records electronically when it is applicable (FIMS). The checklist,
annexes, records shall be kept at least for 2 years.
b. Each FIA PNG fishing company should develop their own procedure and internal
checklist base on this baseline facilitate by FIA
10. History of Revision
Revision No. Date Reasons/ Details

00 November 2013 Creation for a FIA Frabelle Fishing waste
management plan.
01 December 2020 FIA members shared versions as base line:
*FCF sustainable policy v3.0
*RD fishing waste management plan v1.0
*Frabelle Fishing garbage manual and procedure
GMP02 v. 2013
*FIA PNG Gap Analysis 2019
02 January 2021 Initial FIA PNG draft radding FADs, fishing gear
and markets requiriments
03 January 2021 Peer review by FIA TWG & FIA TDG
04 March 2021 Peer review by Stakeholder TWG (final draft)

11.References
SCS Global FIA PNG Fishery certification final report, May 2020
Fishing Industry Association (FIA) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with applicants into FIA
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) scheme.
FIA PNG Responsible Sourcing Policy v4.0
PNG Tuna Fishery Management plan 2014
PNG FADs management plan (2015)
Conservation and Management Measure (CMM 2009-06) on the Regulation of Transshipment
December 2019
PNG National Fishing Authority License Policy
FAO, 2019. Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear (VGMFG).
ISSF 2019. ISSF Guide to non-entangling FADs. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation,
Washington, D.C., USA. https://iss-foundation.org/knowledge-tools/guides-best-practices/non-
entangling-fads/
Moreno, G., Murua, J., Jauharee, A.R., Zudaire, I., Murua, H. and Restrepo, V. (2020).
Compendium of ISSF research activities to reduce FAD structure impacts on the ecosystem. ISSF
Technical Report 2020-13. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation, Washington, D.C.,
USA. https://iss-foundation.org/download-monitor-demo/download-info/issf-2020-13-
compendium-of-issf-research-activities-to-reduce-fad-structure-impacts-on-the-ecosystem/
FAO. 2018. Gilman, E., Bigler, B., Muller, B., Moreno, G., Largacha, E., Hall, M., Poisson, F.,
Toole, J., He, P., Chiang, W. Stakeholder Views on Methods to Identify the Ownership and Track
the Position of Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices Used by Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries with
Reference to the FAO Draft Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear Fisheries Circular No. 1163.
Rome, FAO. 2018.
Best Practices Framework for fishing gear, Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI)
PNG FIA Fleet waste reduction and recycling plan (March 2019)
SPC/FFA regional Observer Pollution report Form GEN-6
SPC/FFA regional Observer vessel trip monitoring Form GEN-3
SPC/FFA regional Purse seiner Observer general information Form PS – 1
FCF sustainable policy v3.0
RD fishing waste management plan v1.0
Frabelle Fishing garbage manual and procedure GMP02 v. 2013
FIA PNG Gap Analysis of Marine litter and Fishing gear in the PNG Purse Seiner fishery,
Seafoodmatter 2019
Site specific contingency plan for Port of Lae – PNG (Frabelle fishing, 2018) for the PNG National
Maritime Safety Authority.
Pollution plan & Marine Pollution for Port of Lae and the waters immediately surrounding marine
environment (Frabelle fishing, 2017). For the PNG National Maritime Safety Authority and
NATPLAN (National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan)
Report of Cargo from PNG to GENSAN, Golden shower 888, May 2019.
Photos and quantities of debris, old parts, old tanks, used batteries, used extinguishers,
plastic/liners, etc.
Packing list of Cargo from PNG to GENSAN, Golden shower 888, May 2019.
Removal Report (Frabelle fishing, from February to June 2019). Description and quantities of
onboard items that are brought to Port. Domestic waster, used equipment & parts, empty drums,
plastic liners, extinguisher.
Used radio buoys drop off inventory, Port of Noro (from January to May 2019) – National
Fisheries Development Limited. Describing buoys owner, Flag, collected by vessel name, date of
recover and serial number. MARPOL Annex V 73/78 - Prevention of disposal of garbage from
ships
FAO Code for Responsible Fisheries (1995) - Fishing gear
International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and reduction of Discards (FAO 2011) -
reducing the impact of lost fishing gear
Port State Measures Agreement to prevent, deter, Eliminate Illegal Unreported and Unregulated
Fishing (2009)
The United Nations 2030 agenda on Sustainable Development (A/RES/70/1) - SDG 14.1: Prevent
and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, including ALDFG
FAO voluntary guidelines on Marking of Fishing Gear (2018)
Best Fishing Practices - Global Ghost Gear Initiative
EU directive for Single Used Plastic (SuP)
The Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management
Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (Compliance Agreement).
Seafoodwatch Fishery Standard v4.0 (2020)
ISO 21070:2011 – Management and handling of garbage generated on board ships during the
period the garbage will be on board.
ISO 16304: 2013 – Best practices for the arrangement of port waste reception facilities.
Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, ISSF

Fishing Industry Association
Back Office#3
Telephone: + 675) 3259925
Section 52, Lot 53/54, Kennedy
Road, Gordons, donz.papaol@gmail.com
National Capital District
https://www.fia-png.com
Papua New Guinea
Annexes

Sample page of the Marine litter and Fishing gear Record Book
Record of Marine litter and Fishing gear disposal Description Appendix 1a
Ship’s Name: Distinctive No. or letters: IMO No.:
Categories
A. Plastics and/or Marine litter
B. Food wastes
C. Domestic wastes (e.g. paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc.)
D. Cooking oil
E. Incinerator ashes
F. Operational wastes
G. Cargo residues
H. Animal carcass(es)
I. E n d o f l i f e
f i shing gear
Estimated Amount
Position of the Ship/
Discharged into Sea to
Date / Time Remarks (e.g., Category to Sea Incineration Certification / Signature
or incinerated Reception Facility
accidental loss) 3
(m )
Signature of the Master: Date:
Form FIA-GMP-001

Marine Litter and Fishing gear Management Plan Appendix 2
Form for reporting alleged inadequacy
of port reception facilities for marine litter and fishing gear Appendix 1b
1 Place of the inadequacy:

Country:
Name of port or area:
Location in the port, berth, terminal, jetty:
Date of incident:
2 Type and amount of garbage for discharge to facility:

a. Total amount:
Fishing gear waste or end of life gear:
3
(m / Kg)waste:
Plastic (m 3 / Kg)
Food waste: (m 3 / Kg)
(m 3 / Kg)
Cargo-associated waste:
(m 3 / Kg)
Maintenance waste:
(m 3 / Kg)
Other:
b. Amount not accepted by the facility:

Fishing gear waste: (m 3 / Kg)
Plastic waste: (m 3 / Kg)
(m 3 / Kg)
Food waste:
(m 3 / Kg)
Cargo-associated waste:
(m 3 / Kg)
Maintenance waste:
(m 3 / Kg)
Other:
3 Special problems encountered, please mark as appropriate:

Undue delay:
Inconvenient location of facilities:
Unreasonable charges for use of facilities:
Use of facility not technically possible:
Special national regulations:
4 Remarks
5 Ship’s particulars:
Name of ship:
Owner or operator:
Distinctive number or letters:
Port of registry:
Number of persons on board:
Date of completion of form Signature of master
Form FIA-GMP-002
Date: Signature of the Designated Person:

Locations of receptacles and collection and separation places

The following receptacles are located on board:
Type of
Category Location
Receptacle
A Plastics including synthetic ropes and Collection place:
fishing nets, plastic garbage bags,
incinerator ashes from plastic Separation place:
products. Quantities shall be
recorded and items mentioned
B Food wastes Collection place:
Separation place:
C Domestic wastes Collection place:
Separation place:
D Cooking oil Collection place:
Separation place:
E Incinerator ashes Collection place:
Separation place:
F Operational wastes Collection place:
Separation place:
G Cargo residues Collection place:
Separation place:
H Animal carcass(es) Collection place:
Separation place:
I Fishing gear Collection place:
Separation place:

Garbage Processing Equipment and Devices

The following equipment and devices are on board:
Incinerator manufacturer:
type:
location:
capacity: ....... cbm/day
garbage categories:
operating instructions:
Food waste disposer manufacturer:
type:
location:
garbage categories:
Comminuter/shredder manufacturer:
type:
location:
garbage categories:
Compactor manufacturer:
type:
location:
garbage categories:
Composter manufacturer:
type:
location:
garbage categories:
manufacturer:
type:
location:
garbage categories:
manufacturer:
type:
location:
garbage categories:
Remark:
Under the item "operating instructions" the exact storage place of these documents on board shall be laid down

Appointment of the designated person

and the responsible personnel for the operation of the processing devices
I hereby appoint the following persons until further notice:
Designated Person in charge of Garbage Management on Board
• Function:
• Name:
Person responsible for Operating the Incinerator
• Function:
• Name:
Person responsible for Operating the Food Waste Disposer/Comminutor
• Function:
• Name:
Person responsible for Operating the Compactor
• Function:
• Name:
Person responsible for Operating other Garbage Processing Equipment

• Function:
• Name:
m/v “ MODEL...........................”
Voyage no. .......................................
Date: ..........................................
This appointment becomes effective as from: ......................................
.............................. ................................................
Master (name and signature)
List of Storage Devices and Appliances for the Storage until Disposal
ashore or Discharge into the Sea
1 Storage location for garbage of the category A like plastic

• Location:
• Purpose: Storage until disposal to reception facilities or until incineration.
• Capacity:
2 Storage location for garbage of the category B like food waste

• Location:
• Purpose: Temporary storage until discharge into the sea.
• Capacity:
3 Storage location for garbage of the category C like paper products, rags, glass, metal,
bottles, crockery etc.
• Location:
• Capacity:
4 Storage location for garbage of the category D like cooking oil

• Location:
• Purpose: Storage until disposal to reception facilities.
• Capacity:
5 Storage location for garbage of the category E like incinerator ashes

• Location:
• Capacity:
6 Storage location for garbage of the category F like operational waste

• Location:
• Capacity:
7 Storage location for garbage of the category G like cargo residues
• Location:
• Capacity:
8 Storage location for garbage of the category H like animal carcasses

• Location:
• Purpose: Temporary storage until discharge into the sea.
• Capacity:
9 Storage location for garbage of the category I like fishing gear

• Location:
• Capacity:
10 Storage location for recyclable garbage

• Location:
• Capacity:
11 Storage location for compost

• Location:
• Purpose: Storage until disposal for further processing ashore.
• Capacity:
Date: Signature of the designated person:

Placard
Discharge of Garbage into the Sea
by type of garbage according to MARPOL 73/78, Annex V:
Garbage Type All Ships except Platforms Offshore platforms

located more than 12 nm
Within special areas from nearest land and
Outside special areas
ships when alongside or
Regulation 6
Regulation 4 (Distances within 500 meters of such
(Distances are from platform
are from the
nearest land or nearest
nearest land) Regulation 5
ice-shelf)
Food waste ≥ 3 nm, en route and as far ≥ 12 nm, en route and as far
Discharge permitted
comminuted or ground as practicable as practicable
Food waste ≥ 12 nm, en route and as far

not comminuted or ground as practicable
Cargo residues, ≥ 12 nm, en route and as far

not contained in washwater as practicable
≥ 12 nm, en route and as far

Cargo residues, ≥ 12 nm, en route and as far as practicable
Discharge prohibited
contained in washwater as practicable (subject to conditions in
regulation 6.1.2)
Cleaning agents and ≥ 12 nm, en route and as far

additives as practicable
Discharge permitted Discharge prohibited
contained in cargo hold (subject to conditions in
washwater regulation 6.1.2)
Cleaning agents and
additives
Discharge permitted Discharge permitted Discharge prohibited
in deck and external surfaces
washwater
Must be en route and as far
Animal Carcasses from the nearest land as
(should be split or otherwise possible. Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
treated to ensure the car-
casses will sink immediately) Should be > 100 nm and
maximum water depth
Oil, Lubricants and liquid Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
used in Engines
All other garbage including

plastics, synthetic ropes,
fishing gear, plastic garbage
bags, incinerator ashes,
clinkers, cooking oil, floating Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
dunnage, lining and packing
materials, paper, rags, glass,
metal, bottles, crockery and
similar refuse
Date: Name and signature of the master:

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FIA PNG Marine litter and Fishing gear procedure v4.0 1

FIA PNG Marine litter and Fishing gear procedure v4.0 2

4. Requirements and practices 12

5. Prevention of Pollution from Marine litter and Fishing gear 17

6. Contents of Marine litter and Fishing gear management plan 20

7. Education and training 29

8. Responsibility of FIA Office 30

10. History of revision 31

Appendix 1 a. Form “Record of garbage disposal”

Appendix 3 Garbage processing equipment and devices

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ALDFG Abandoned, Lost otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear

BPF Best Practices Framework

ETP endangered, threatened or protected species

EEZ Economic Exclusive Zone

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations

FAD Fishing Aggregating Device (a) anchored (d) drifting

FIA Fishing Industry Association (PNG)

FFA Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency

GGGI Global Ghost Gear Initiative

GTA Global Tuna Alliance

IMO International Maritime Organization

IUU Illegal Unregulated Unreported

ISSF International Sustainable Seafood Foundation

MSC Marine Stewardship Council

ML&FG Marine litter and Fishing gear

MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

MEPC Marine Environmental Protection Committee

MSC Marine Stewardship Council

PNG Independent State of Papua New Guinea

PNA Parties to The Nauru Agreement

PRF Port Reception Facility

RSP Responsible Sourcing Policy

SPC Secretariat of the Pacific Community

SuP Single used Plastic

FIA PNG Marine litter and Fishing gear procedure v4.0 4

UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme

VGMFG: Voluntary Guidelines for the Marking of Fishing Gears

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Biodegradable material: Capable of being decomposed by biological processes. The term

Fishing Aggregating Devices (FADs): Man-made floating objects specifically designed to

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1.1 In 1995, International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted by resolution MEPC.65(37),

1.2 In 2011, IMO adopted by Resolution MEPC.201(62) amendments to MARPOL Annex V

FIA PNG Marine litter and Fishing gear procedure v4.0 9

FIA PNG Marine litter and Fishing gear procedure v4.0 10

Applicable: FIA fishing companies,

4. Requirements and practices

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(2) Marine litter Management Plan

(3) Marine litter Record Book

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(7) Fishing gear Management Plan

(8) Fishing gear Record Book

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(9) Fishing gear marking