VMS transmit vessel information primarily via INMARSAT satellites. They receive time and position data from the GPS constellation. Uruguay The authorities are theMaritime Authority, Dirección de Marina Mercante (DIMAR), and the Fishery Authority, Dirección Nacional de Recursos Pesqueros (DINARA). Uruguay licenses vessels for: Hake Merluccius hubbsi on the continental shelf of the Uruguayan-Argentine Common Fishing Zone in depth more than 50 meters white croaker Micropogonias furnieri and sea trout Cynoscion guatucupa, fishing in the coastal zone less than 50 meters depth in the La Plata River and the Uruguayan-Argentine common fishing zone Various vessels different from 1 and 2, that can fish in Uruguayan waters. Various vessels that fish in international waters. At present these vessels are fishing in FAO statistical area 41, CCAMLR 88.1 and 48.3, and the Pacific Ocean. See also IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Notes Main reference Nolan, Conor P. (Ed.) (1999) Proceedings of the International Conference on Integrated Fisheries Monitoring Sydney, Australia 1–5 February 1999. Originated by Fisheries and Aquaculture Department: FAO. External links Fisheries VMS and EEZ MCS info Fisheries VMS and Beacons - Equipment & Services info VMS - Tracking technology - Vessel Management with AIS Fishing industry Fisheries science Navigation Water transport