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Below you can find a range of key documents useful for understanding the issues and debates around IUU fishing and its control.
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The Changing Nature of High Seas Fishing: How Flags of Convenience Provide Cover for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
01/10/2005
This report documents trends in the use of Flags of Convenience (FOCs) which allow for extensive IUU fishing operations on the high seas; describes sp ...
Author: Gianni, M and Simpson, W
Changing Oceans, Changing World: Ocean Priorities for the Obama Administration and Congress
01/04/2009
This report presents recommendations to the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress for improving human well-being, creating wealth, and providing ...
Author: Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, US
CITES ‘Introduction from the Sea‘: a Practical Way Forward
16/11/2007
This paper contains the outcome of a workshop held in August 2007 by TRAFFIC and ANCORS to discuss ways round the problems associated with interpretat ...
Author: TRAFFIC/Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS)
CITES Report on the Interpretation and Implementation of the Convention, in Relation to the Control of Trade at Sea
06/10/2006
This is the report of the 54th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, held in October 2006. The report documents workshop discussions on defining an ...
Author: CITES Standing Committee
Closing the gap: comparing tuna RFMO Port State Measures with the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures
06/07/2011
The Pew Environment Group has conducted a gap analysis comparing the port State measures (PSMs) established by 10 Regional Fisheries Management Organi ...
Closing the Net: Activities Against Illegal Fishing, Newsletter, July 2006
10/07/2006
This is the first HSTF newsletter updating readers on international activities following publication of the 'Closing the Net' report in Marc ...
Author: High Seas Task Force
Closing the Net: Stopping Illegal Fishing on the High Seas (full report)
03/03/2006
Final report of the High Seas Task Force. Proposals include recommended initiatives to expose IUU fishing activities, deter them and improve enforceme ...
Author: High Seas Task Force
Closing the Net: Stopping Illegal Fishing on the High Seas (summary)
03/03/2006
Summary of the proposals put forward by the High Seas Task Force in its final report. Includes recommended initiatives to expose IUU fishing activitie ...
Author: High Seas Task Force
The Cod Fishery in the Baltic Sea: Unsustainable and Illegal
06/09/2006
The UN states that the main factors determining biodiversity loss in our oceans are overfishing and climate change. The authors believe cod is a case ...
Author: Greenpeace
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
01/01/1995
This Code sets out principles and international standards of behaviour for responsible fishing practices, with the aim of ensuring the effective conse ...
Author: FAO
Combating Illegal Fishing in the EU: Interaction with WTO Rules
22/01/2010
The summary points for this paper are:
* Two new European regulations entered into force on 1 January 2010. Their aim is to establish a comprehensi ...
Combatting IUU Fishing in West Africa - a Regional Approach
02/07/2007
This speech, presented at a European Parliament hearing on IUU fishing, highlights actions taken by the Sub Regional Fisheries Committee (SRFC) to com ...
Author: Jones, Austin Joko
Commission Consultation on Rights-Based Management Tools in Fisheries: NGO Position
12/09/2007
This paper is a response by EU NGOs (including Birdlife International, CFFA, ICSF, Seas at Risk) to the European Commission Consultation on Rights-Bas ...
Author: CFFA
Commission Consultation on the Reform of the CFP Control System
06/05/2008
The European Commission held a consultation on initiatives to modernise and reform the control system of the Common Fisheries Policy, which closed on ...
Author: European Commission
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 of 22 October 2009 Laying Down Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 Establishing a Community System to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishin
27/10/2009
The European Commission has adopted rules to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU), which come into force in ...
Author: European Commission
Communication from the Commission of the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a new Strategy for the Community to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated
17/10/2007
This is described by the European Commission as a major policy initiative aimed at eliminating illegal fishing activities by attacking the main driver ...
Author: European Commission
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy
14/11/2008
The European Commission's Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the proposed new Regulation. ...
Author: European Commission
Communiqué, 11th North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers‘ Conference
09/06/2006
The 11th Conference of North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers (NAFMC) was hosted by Helga Pedersen, Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs of Norway. ...
Author: NAFMC
Community Fisheries Control Agency Work Programme for 2007
01/01/2007
This is the work programme for the EU Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA). It includes coordinating oper ...
Author: CFCA
Comparative Study of the Impact of Fisheries Partnership Agreements
01/05/2007
The authors believe that Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs) have been successful in fostering partnerships and promoting the reduction of IUU fis ...
Author: MRAG
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