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8th May 08

Managed by Chatham House

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Welcome to Illegal Fishing.info

The purpose of this site is to provide background information on the key issues in the debate around illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, together with news stories, information on events, key documents and links to other relevant websites.

IUU fishing is a serious global problem, one of the main impediments to the achievement of sustainable world fisheries. Worth between $4bn and $9bn per year, IUU fishing represents a major loss of revenue, particularly to some of the poorest countries in the world where dependency on fisheries for food, livelihoods and revenues is high.

IUU fishing respects neither national boundaries nor international attempts to manage high seas resources. It thrives where governance is weak and where countries fail to meet their international responsibilities. It puts unsustainable pressure on fish stocks, marine wildlife and habitats, subverts labour standards and distorts markets.

This site is maintained by the Energy, Environment and Development Programme of Chatham House in London, with funding from the UK Department for International Development.

30/04/2008
The Global Extent of Illegal Fishing

This report reveals that global annual loses from illegal fishing could be double earlier estimates ...
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16/04/2008
Review of the State of World Marine Capture Fisheries Management: Pacific Ocean

This review provides trends in legal and administrative frameworks, management regimes and status of ...
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15/04/2008
Illegal Fishing in Arctic waters

The Arctic Ocean is home to some of the most outstanding marine ecosystems and most productive fishe ...
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01/04/2008
The report from the 4th Chatham House IUU Fishing Update and Stakeholder Consultation meeting held on 31 March-1 April will be available shortly.
As well as reporting on recent efforts to tackle IUU Fishing, the meeting focused on a number of spe ...

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Latest News

02/05/2008
NZ: Fishing company fined for misreporting catch
A Tauranga, New Zealand fishing company was fined $36,000 yesterday after being convicted of three c
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02/05/2008
Africa: illegal fishing costs ccontinent Sh62 billion
The scale of illegal fishing across Africa is now so serious that it is in danger of decimating stoc
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02/05/2008
Joint illegal fishing operations returns without catch
The Federal Minister for Home Affairs says Indonesian and Australian authorities have been running a
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