FORUM: Sustainable fishing Starts with us. International Day on the fight against IUU fishing 2021.
IUU fishing includes all fishing that breaks fisheries laws or occurs outside the reach of fisheries laws and regulations. What are the most critical gaps that must be addressed to end illegal fishing? The most critical gaps to be addressed are the lack of required, internationally recognized unique vessel identification numbers on fishing vessels; the lack of a sound, uniform system for tracking fishing vessels; and poor sharing of information on suspected illegal fishing activity among national and international bodies and agencies.
- Four reasons illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing affects us and what we can do about it.- Our oceans are haunted.
- Fighting three words is changing the fisheries sector.
FAO’s commitment through the years
1982 - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (available in all languages here).
1993 - FAO Compliance Agreement
1995 - Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
1995 - United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
2014 - Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels | is a State-certified repository of vessels involved in fishing operations.
2014 - FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Flag State Performance | provides a comprehensive checklist and guidelines for flag States to implement their internationally agreed responsibilities in relation to flagging and controlling their fishing vessels.
2016 - 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (entry into force)| It prevents illicitly caught fish from entering the value chain through foreign ports.
2017 - FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Catch Documentation Schemes | It provides better and more harmonized traceability of fish along the value chain.
2018 - FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear | are international guidelines for the marking of fishing gear, aimed at mitigating the problem of abandoned, lost or discarded gear, as well as combatting IUU fishing.
4 June 2021, 15:00–16:00 CEST
Agenda | Zoom | Webcast
On the occasion of the fourth observance of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, FAO is organizing a digital talk on the impacts of IUU fishing, on the sustainability of fisheries, on our oceans, as well as on consumers who often don’t know where the fish and seafood they buy comes from and how it is caught. When IUU-caught 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.
As consumers, we can contribute to stop IUU fishing with the greatest tool we have: our personal choice. Join us as we discuss this most interesting theme with an incredible line-up of experts and ocean lovers.
