In Para 50 of that report, the JWG recommended that: a) FAO, in collaboration with IMO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), including the provision of technical advice into the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML), develop international guidelines on the marking of fishing gear, taking into account MARPOL Annex V and related guidelines, and other instruments, where appropriate; and b) IMO, in collaboration with FAO, address the navigational hazards and marine pollution issues caused by marine litter including abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear, e.g. abandoned, lost or discarded Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs).
