Improving Sustainability of Marine Fisheries by Increasing Capacity to Preventi, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing - GCP/INT/413/EC

Improving Sustainability of Marine Fisheries by Increasing Capacity to Preventi, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing - GCP/INT/413/EC

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

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Synopsis (short abstract) Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing undermines national and regional efforts to conserve and manage fish stocks and, as a consequence, inhibits progress towards achieving the goals of long-term sustainability, in particular Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14. In response to this phenomenon, a framework of international instruments has been developed in recent decades. Among these instruments, the FAO Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) is the first binding international agreement specifically targeting IUU fishing. Its objective is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing by preventing vessels engaged in the practice from using ports and landing their catches. In this way, the PSMA reduces the incentive of such vessels to continue to operate, while also blocking fishery products derived from IUU fishing from reaching national and international markets. Despite strong political will at a range of levels, the introduction of effective measures to tackle IUU fishing has been slow throughout most regions and in many developing countries. The project was part of FAO’s Global Programmeto support the implementation of the PSMA and complementary international instruments to combat IUU fishing.

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