Observer programmes
Article 28
1. Member States whose vessels fish in the SPRFMO Convention Area shall establish observer programmes in order to collect the data set out in Annex X. 2. By 15 September each year, Member States whose vessels fish in the SPRFMO Convention Area shall provide the applicable observer data set out in Annex X covering the previous calendar year to the Commission. The Commission shall forward that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat by 30 September. 3. By 15 August each year, Member States whose vessels fish in the SPRFMO Convention Area shall provide an annual report on the implementation of the observer programme in the previous year. The report shall include observer training, programme design and coverage, the type of data collected, and any problems encountered during the year. The Commission shall forward that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat by 1 September.