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ProjectImproving States’ Capacities to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing - GCP/INT/307/NOR 2024
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Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing undermines national and regional efforts to conserve and manage fish stocks, and inhibits progress towards achieving the goals of long-term sustainability. The detrimental effects of IUU fishing are particularly severe for developing coastal states and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), impacting national economies, livelihoods and the environment. In response to this phenomenon, a framework of international instruments has been developed in recent decades, the most important among them the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, commonly referred to as the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA). In this context, this Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)-funded project aimed to improve developing countries and SIDS’ capability in the cohesive implementation of provision and procedures consistent with the PSMA and related international instruments, regional mechanisms and tools to combat IUU fishing. The main recipient countries of FAO’s legal and technical assistance and capacity development comprised Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Madagascar, Namibia and Sri Lanka. Several other developing countries, both Parties and non-Parties to the PSMA, benefited from the project’s activities aimed at strengthening regional coordination and cooperation on port State measures (PSMs)/the PSMA and complementary instruments to combat IUU fishing. -
ProjectSupport to Countries to Address Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) - TCP/RAS/3621 2020
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No results found.The “Blue Sectors” of fisheries and aquaculture make a significant contribution to food and nutrition security and the livelihoods of millions of people in the Asia and Pacific Region Fish stocks face threats not only from marine pollution, habitat modification and habitat destruction, but also from overexploitation, including IUU fishing IUU fishing comprises fishing and fishing related activities conducted in contravention of national, regional and international laws, and is recognized as a significant problem in the region, with estimates of illegal fish catch by foreign vessels in the region of USD 3 7 5 2 billion per year (from 8 to 16 percent of total reported catch) IUU fishing hinders developing countries’ growth and deprives the poorest, food insecure people, for whom fisheries is a critical source of income In the countries affected, IUU fishing is both an impediment and a deterrent to private sector development, and contributes to undermining fisheries and ocean governance efforts, as well as being increasingly associated with organized crime Countries that are unable to fulfil international obligations for fisheries management and governance because of IUU fishing also risk incurring trade sanctions on their fisheries exports Recognizing the need for concerted national, regional and international actions to address IUU fishing, 14 countries in the South and South East Asia region, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam, requested FAO support to address IUU fishing by reviewing, updating and harmonizing national laws, strengthening national strategies and policies, building capacity in areas related to addressing IUU fishing (such as monitoring, control and surveillance and vessel inspection) and helping to prepare documents of accession to key global agreements (FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing [ and United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement [ Countries recognized the transboundary nature of IUU fishing and support was also requested to strengthen existing regional governance and cooperation to address IUU fishing The project aimed to support the five participating countries to address key priorities and gaps through three interlinked outputs strengthened regional coordination and governance strengthened national capacity and the mobilization of resources through partnership. -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the Third Session of the Joint FAO/IMO Ad Hoc Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Related Matters, London, 16-18 November 2015 2016This document contains the report of the Third Session of the Joint FAO/IMO Ad Hoc Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Related Matters (JWG), held in London, United Kingdom, on 16–18 November 2015. The UN Commission on Sustainable Development, which met in April 1999, highlighted the issue of flag and port State responsibilities and the need for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) t o cooperate on solving problems relating to IUU fishing. Accordingly, FAO presented a paper to the IMO Maritime Safety Committee suggesting draft terms of reference for an ad hoc working group. The first and second sessions of the JWG were held in Rome, Italy, on 9–11 October 2000 and 16-18 July 2007, respectively.
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