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Support to Countries to Address Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) - TCP/RAS/3621

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 7

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) 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.

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