FORUM: "Closing the net on IUU fishing." International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing 2022.
It is estimated that 1 in every 5 fish caught, comes from IUU fishing. When such fish ends up on our plates, we are unwitting accomplices in unsustainable, and often criminal practices, that are damaging for our future well-being and the sustainability of our planet.
"Closing the net on IUU fishing" is the theme of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing 2022.
6 June 2022 | 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
On the occasion of the fifth observance of the Day, and in support of the 2022 International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA), FAO is organizing a digital talk on how IUU fishing affects small-scale fishers and their communities, and how small-scale fishers can be stewards of the oceans against IUU fishing. Register for the digital talk here.
Join us in this digital talk as we bring together different voices: a journalist together with a chef, a scholar, an artisanal fisher, and a technical officer, who explore both sides of the coin and look towards possible solutions for sustainable fishing.
The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) is a voluntary set of global principles, goals and areas for action that is intended to guide developed and developing countries alike in formulating and implementing responsible fisheries management policies and practices. Officially adopted by FAO members in 1995, the Code serves as an important reference point for national legislators and as an internationally agreed framework to direct global efforts to achieve the sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources, taking all relevant economic, social, nutritional, cultural and environmental aspects into account. In this video, FAO experts speak in more detail about the Code and related initiatives.
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