FORUM: "Achieving sustainable fisheries is a commitment for states around the world." International Day for the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing 2024. 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 and responsibility. Moreover, IUU fishing greatly disadvantages and discriminates against those fishers that act responsibly, honestly and in accordance with the terms of their fishing authorizations. If IUU fishers target vulnerable stocks that are subject to strict management controls or moratoria, efforts to rebuild those stocks to healthy levels will not be achieved, threatening marine biodiversity, food security for communities who rely on fisheries resources for protein and the livelihoods of those involved in the sector. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #5june, #IUUFishing, #PSMA, #FightIUUfishing,
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provides different types of support to assist States improve their capacity to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. To learn more and contact FAO at FAO-IUU@fao.org for more information.
EVENTS: On June 5th the FAO will held a webinar to mark the International Day for the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing 2024. Explore the calendar of events!
- On May 24th, 2024; Second edition of the FAO course on Advanced Monitoring, Control and Surveillance held in Zaragoza
- On May 17th, 2024; Latin American and Caribbean countries meet to discuss the PSMA
- On May 8th, 2024; Expert Workshop on the FAO Compliance Agreement to bolster flag State responsibilities.
- On April 25th, 2024; FAO experts return to Honduras to provide technical assistance.
- On April 24th, 2024 ;FAO supports South Africa through a legal and an MCS review
- On April 8th, 2024; Comoros and Papua New Guinea become Parties to the PSMA
- On March 29th, 2024; FAO provides workshop and training to various officers in Guinea
- On March 25th, 2024; Seventh meeting of the Global Record Working Group held in Panama.
- On March 25th, 2024; Fourth meeting of the Technical Working Group on Information Exchange held to discuss initial stages of GIES operationalization.
- On March 19th, 2024; Needs assessment workshop held in Angola to strengthen fight against IUU fishing.
- On March 6th, 2024; Fifteen officers in the Gambia participate in FAO port inspection training.
- On February 26th, 2024; FAO-supported fisheries policy and strategy becomes law in Mozambique.
- On February 23rd, 2024; MCS review held in the Comoros.
- On February 21st, 2024; New technical assistance programme launched in the Comoros
- On February 19th, 2024; FAO delivers fisheries risk assessment training in Kenya
- On February 19th, 2024; 2024 round of PSMA regional coordination meetings kicks off in New Zealand to cover the Southwest Pacific.
- On February 16th, 2024; FAO supports Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in new Fisheries law.
- On January 31st; FAO and other UN agencies strengthen coordination to combat IUU fishing.
PUBLICATIONS:
Checklists and technical guidelines to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Volume III: Checklist of monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) systems, operations, procedures and tools.
This document is the third volume of a series of publications entitled Checklists and Technical Guidelines to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. This checklist provides a list of minimum requirements to ensure that the national MCS systems, operations,...
PSMA Report
Report of the fourth meeting of the Part 6 Working Group established by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Rome, 4 April 2023.
This document contains the report of the fourth meeting of the Part 6 Working Group established by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.
Methodologies and indicators for the estimation of the magnitude and impact of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing: 1.3 A catalogue of examples.
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is, by definition, carried out in contravention of the law, perpetrated without being immediately detected by monitoring and surveillance, or conducted without the constraints of any regulatory system.
Methodologies and indicators for the estimation of the magnitude and impact of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing: 1.2 A practical guide to delivering an estimate.
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity is a persistent and pervasive problem in many different types of fisheries around the world. Understanding the nature and magnitude of these activities is an important, but often daunting, step toward combating them.
CAMPAIGN: Together we can stop it.
Did you know that:
- On February 19th, 2024; FAO delivers fisheries risk assessment training in Kenya
- On February 19th, 2024; 2024 round of PSMA regional coordination meetings kicks off in New Zealand to cover the Southwest Pacific.
- On February 16th, 2024; FAO supports Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in new Fisheries law.
- On January 31st; FAO and other UN agencies strengthen coordination to combat IUU fishing.
PUBLICATIONS:
Checklists and technical guidelines to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Volume III: Checklist of monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) systems, operations, procedures and tools.
This document is the third volume of a series of publications entitled Checklists and Technical Guidelines to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. This checklist provides a list of minimum requirements to ensure that the national MCS systems, operations,...
PSMA Report
Report of the fourth meeting of the Part 6 Working Group established by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Rome, 4 April 2023.
This document contains the report of the fourth meeting of the Part 6 Working Group established by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.
Methodologies and indicators for the estimation of the magnitude and impact of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing: 1.3 A catalogue of examples.
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is, by definition, carried out in contravention of the law, perpetrated without being immediately detected by monitoring and surveillance, or conducted without the constraints of any regulatory system.
Methodologies and indicators for the estimation of the magnitude and impact of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing: 1.2 A practical guide to delivering an estimate.
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity is a persistent and pervasive problem in many different types of fisheries around the world. Understanding the nature and magnitude of these activities is an important, but often daunting, step toward combating them.
CAMPAIGN: Together we can stop it.
Did you know that:
- IUU fishing represents up to 26 million tonnes of fish caught annually
- IUU fishing occurs on the high seas and in other areas within national jurisdiction, especially effecting coastal rural populations in vulnerable areas
- IUU fishing may sometimes be associated with other crimes
- FAO is working closely with IMO, ILO and UNODC to counter IUU fishing and associated illicit activities
GET INVOLVED: Follow and share your commitment to Fight IUU fishing, and explore sharable materials on FAO's campaign kit.
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