[International] International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
Event Website
https://www.fao.org/3/y1224e/y1224e.pdf
Security Theme
IUU Fishing
Keywords
IUU Fishing, code of conduct, international agreements, IUU fishing, policy paper
Description
In the context of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its overall objective of sustainable fisheries, the issue of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in world fisheries is of serious and increasing concern. IUU fishing undermines efforts to conserve and manage fish stocks in all capture fisheries. When confronted with IUU fishing, national and regional fisheries management organizations can fail to achieve management goals. This situation leads to the loss of both short and long-term social and economic opportunities and to negative effects on food security and environmental protection. IUU fishing can lead to the collapse of a fishery or seriously impair efforts to rebuild stocks that have already been depleted. Existing international instruments addressing IUU fishing have not been effective due to a lack of political will, priority, capacity and to ratify or accede to and implement them
[International] International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
In the context of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its overall objective of sustainable fisheries, the issue of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in world fisheries is of serious and increasing concern. IUU fishing undermines efforts to conserve and manage fish stocks in all capture fisheries. When confronted with IUU fishing, national and regional fisheries management organizations can fail to achieve management goals. This situation leads to the loss of both short and long-term social and economic opportunities and to negative effects on food security and environmental protection. IUU fishing can lead to the collapse of a fishery or seriously impair efforts to rebuild stocks that have already been depleted. Existing international instruments addressing IUU fishing have not been effective due to a lack of political will, priority, capacity and to ratify or accede to and implement them
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/srhreports/iuufishing/policy/5