Report of the 2nd Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Abstract

The Second Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing was held in Rome, Italy, on 22 and 23 February 2001. Fifty-seven (57) Members of FAO and observers from one non-Member Nation of FAO attended the Consultation. Representatives from a specialized agency of the United Nations attended as well as observers from twelve intergovernmental organizations and seven international non-governmental organizations. The Consultation worked towards finalizing a draft Internat ional Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA-IUU), for the consideration of the Twenty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) which met at FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, from 26 February to 2 March 2001. Discussion within the Consultation was based upon the Draft IPOA-IUU produced by the first Session of the Technical Consultation on IUU Fishing (FAO Fisheries Report No. 634) which met in Rome, Italy, from 2 to 6 October 2000 . The report of the Second Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, including the revised draft IPOA-IUU, was adopted on 23 February 2001 with the request that the report of the meeting be submitted to the Twenty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries for consideration and eventual adoption.