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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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Draft NOAA Catch Share Policy
10/12/2009
This draft national US fisheries policy today promotes the use of new cap-and-trade management schemes for federal fisheries. It encourages regional f ...
Author: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), US
Dragging the Life Out of the Deep-Sea: High Seas Bottom Trawling is Pirate Fishing
01/02/2006
The authors describe how ‘destructive, unfair and irresponsible fishers‘ are destroying the marine environment for future generations and ho ...
Author: Greenpeace
Driftnets and Loopholes: The Continued Use of Driftnets by the Italian Fleet
01/01/2005
The RSPCA and Humane Society International (HSI) have campaigned for many years against the use of high seas driftnets in the Mediterranean Sea, culmi ...
Author: RSPCA and Humane Society International
Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Vol 25, No. 47: Marine Biodiversity Working Group Highlights
01/05/2008
The second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group of the UN General Assembly to study issues relating to the conservation and sustain ...
Author: IISD
EC Regulation 1005/2008 to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing: International Cooperation
01/04/2009
This information pack is part or the European Commission's proposals under the EU Action Plan to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing. It out ...
Author: European Commission
Ecolabelling as a Potential Marketing Tool for African Products
01/11/2007
This report was produced as a result of activities carried under the ‘Development of an African Ecolabelling Scheme’. This is part of a proj ...
Author: UNEP / ARSCP
Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Deep Waters and High Seas
16/06/2006
This overview report was prepared by the Regional Seas Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in cooperation with the World Con ...
Author: UNEP / IUCN
Effective Export Controls for Illegally Harvested Abalone: Dsicussion Paper
01/03/2005
This paper was prepared as a result of concerns raised about the impact of the illicit market in illegally harvested abalone. The options in the pape ...
Author: Australian Government
El Anzuelo: European Newsletter on Fisheries and the Environment Vol 16
01/06/2006
This is volume 16 of the newsletter produced by the Institute for European Environmental Policy as part of their sustainable fisheries programme. Thi ...
Author: IEEP
The End of the Line? Global Threats to Sharks
01/05/2007
This report warns that sharks could be extinct within a generation unless people lose their appetite for shark fin soup. The Chinese account for more ...
Author: WildAid
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations through Trade and Market Measures
01/05/2007
This briefing paper suggests that Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) can make more
effective use of trade and market measures in ach ...
Author: Chatham House (Richard Tarasofsky)
Enmeshed: Australia and Southeast Asia‘s Fisheries
07/11/2007
Southeast Asia‘s oceans are fast running out of fish, putting the livelihoods of up to 100 million people at risk, leading to more illegal incurs ...
Author: Lowy Institute (Dr Meryl Williams)
Enmeshed: Australia and Southeast Asia‘s Fisheries
11/12/2007
Southeast Asia‘s oceans are fast running out of fish, putting the livelihoods of up to 100 million people at risk, leading to more illegal incurs ...
Author: Lowry Institute, Australia (Dr Meryl Williams)
Environmental Crime - a Threat to our Future
10/10/2008
The authors set out how organised environmental crime poses a growing threat, yet remains a low priority for the enforcement community. This report sh ...
Author: Envrionmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
Espana: The Destructive Practices of Spain's Fishing Armada
03/05/2010
Spain is Europes largest fishing nation, whose fleet represents nearly one-fourth of the European Unions total fishing capacity and receives the most ...
Author: Greenpeace
Estimating the Worldwide Extent of Illegal Fishing
26/02/2009
Illegal and unreported fishing contributes to overexploitation of fish stocks and is a hindrance to the recovery of fish populations and ecosystems. T ...
Author: PLoS One (Agnew, D J et al)
EU Action Plan for the Eradication of IUU Fishing
28/05/2002
European Commission proposals for potential EU actions on IUU fishing. Covers measures for the EU, for regional fisheries organisations, at internatio ...
Author: European Commission
EU, Spanish and Galician Fishing Subsidies Financing Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing Case Study: Antonio Vidal Surez, Manuel Antonio Vidal Pego
20/04/2010
Oceana has published a case study with two letters, revealing that the European Commission denies any direct responsibility for subsidies to spend und ...
Author: Oceana
EurOCEAN 2007 (Click here for the full document)
22/06/2007
EurOCEAN 2007 provided an opportunity for the scientific community to contribute to the debate on a future maritime policy for the European Union, and ...
Author: European Commission
European Parliament Report on the Implementation of the EU Action Plan Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
29/01/2007
This report by the European Parliament Fisheries Committee contains a motion for a resolution and explanatory statement on IUU fishing. ...
Author: European Parliament
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