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Enhancing Capacity to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in Sri Lanka - TCP/SRL/3603

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In October 2014, the European Commission identified Sri Lanka asa non-cooperating third country, on the basis that it was not takingsufficient action to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, Unreportedand Unregulated (IUU) fishing; and imposed a ban on the importof raw and processed fish to the European Union (EU). The ban waslifted in the first half of 2016, in recognition of the efforts made bythe Government of Sri Lanka to address the challenges. However,the Government was still in need of technical assistance to review,consolidate and update the relevant legal framework; as well astraining and other capacity development to the involved bodiesand entities on fishing vessel inspection and the Monitoring,Control and Surveillance (MSC) of fishing vessels, in orderto effectively combat IUU fishing.

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