Fisheries monitoring control and surveillance

<p>Monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS), in the context of fisheries, is defined by the <a href="/facts/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization/13WV8JJK">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> (FAO) of the <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a> as a broadening of traditional enforcing national rules over fishing, to the support of the broader problem of fisheries management.
</p><p>Internationally, the basis of law for fisheries management comes from the 1982 <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea/t2PtV3aq">United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea</a> (UNCLOS). Further definition was in the Declaration of Cancun  This is complemented by the work of a variety of regional organizations that cover high seas fishing areas. A key concept in international fishing laws is that of the <a href="/facts/Exclusive_Economic_Zone/UtMbSd3w">Exclusive Economic Zone</a>, which extends 200 miles (370 km) from the coast of nations bordering on the oceans. EEZ is not a meaningful concept in relatively small seas such as the Mediterranean and Baltic, so those areas tend to have regional agreements for MCS of <a href="/facts/International_waters/PUPq5zmR">international waters</a> within those seas.
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Fisheries monitoring control and surveillance