VMS mandated for commercial fishing vessels in Costa Rican waters

September 11th, 2009 by fishing_expert

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica and FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., USA (September 7, 2009) — New regulations enacted by INCOPESCA, the Costa Rican fisheries agency, will require electronic vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on all commercial vessels larger than 56 ft. that operate in Costa Rican waters. These rules were published on August 5 and all affected vessels must have operational systems within six months of that date.

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