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18th Apr 13

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EU Action Plan

The EU played an active role in drawing up the FAO's international plan of action to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing, endorsed by the FAO Council in June 2001.

The EU then proceeded to develop its own plan to implement the commitments agreed at international level, and the European Commission's action plan for the eradication of IUU fishing was published in May 2002. It is intended to be implemented at four levels:

At the EU level, more responsibility will be requested with regard to member state nationals acting under a flag of convenience. Moreover market measures concerning fisheries products caught in violation of the international agreements will be adopted. In addition, information actions addressed to the fishing industry, consumers and the public will be launched in order to raise their awareness.

In the framework of Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, control and inspection plans would be adopted as well as specific conservation and management measures. In addition, IUU vessels would be identified and monitored and their catches would be quantified.

At the international level, concepts like the genuine link between a vessel flagged to a particular state and that state, would be defined, and a number of rights and obligations of the port state would be established. Moreover, the exchange of information on IUU activities and the international co-operation would be strengthened.

In partnership with developing countries, the necessary means would be provided to enable them to effectively control fishing activities undertaken in waters under their jurisdiction.

documents (17)
events (1)
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profiles (3)

documents

The Role of the EU on combating illegal fishing at the global level
18/10/2011
The European Parliament adopted by 491 votes to 7, with 24 abstentions, a resolution on combating illegal fishing at the global level - the role of th ...

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 ...

Hitting Where It Hurts: The European Community’s Move to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing is Fraught with Problems
01/11/2009
In this article, ICSF examines the potential effectiveness and likely impacts of the new EU regulation to combat illegal fishing, which comes into for ...
Author: ICSF (International Collective in Support of Fishworkers)

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

Handbook on the practical application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (The IUU Regulation)
22/10/2009
The Commission has produced a handbook to facilitate the implementation of the IUU Regulation. The handbook is described as a "a reader-friendly ...
Author: European Commission

Keeping Illegal Fish and Timber off the Market: A Comparison of EU Regulations
01/10/2009
The summary points for this paper are:

* In response to the global problem of illegal logging and fishing, and the failure of the international com ...

Information Note Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation, Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008
31/07/2009
The note explains the main requirements that the regulation will introduce as well as the approach to implementing it within the UK. Defra will be ove ...
Author: Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) UK

Frequently Asked Questions, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008
31/07/2009
Defra has produced a document responding to some of the most commonly asked questions about the EC regulation, which comes into force in January 2010. ...
Author: Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) UK

Impact Assessment of EU Regulation on Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing
20/07/2009
Defra have produced an interim impact assessment to quantify, where possible, some of the costs that may arise as a result of implementing this regula ...
Author: Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) UK

Fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing: Impacts and Challenges for ACP Countries
29/04/2009
The 10th Brussels Development Briefing took place on 29th April 2009 (ACP Secretariat, Brussels). The Briefing reviewed the main economic, social and ...
Author: Brussels Rural Development Briefings

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

The New EC Regulation on Illegal Fishing: Implications for ACP Countries
01/02/2009
In September 2008, the Council of the European Union adopted EC No. 1005/2008 €establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate il ...
Author: Commonwealth Secretariat (Martin Tsamenyi, Mary Ann Palma, Ben Milligan & Kwame Mfodwo)

Development Impact of the Council Regulation Establishing a European Community System to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on Commonwealth ACP Member Countries
01/11/2008
This report is in two parts:

Part A analyses the economic trends in ACP-EC fisheries trade and sheds some light on market share trends of other eff ...
Author: Commonwealth Secretariat

Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repeal
29/09/2008
The publication of this Regulation follows a consultation on measures to combat IUU fishing, launched in 2007. A Proposal to prevent, deter and elimin ...
Author: European Commission

Consultation paper on the initiatives envisaged by the Commission to improve the fight of the European Community against IUU fishing
27/02/2007
The European Commission intends to come forward with a new initiative to strengthen the European Community’s efforts to combat illegal, unreporte ...
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

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

events

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing: 1st Chatham House Update and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting
09/05/2006
The report of the 1st Chatham House update and stakeholder consultation meeting, held on 9 May 2006.

links

European Union: Combating illegal fishing
The link above takes you to information on the European Commission's approach to combating illegal fishing and information on the EC Regulation to combat IUU fishing, which comes into force in January 2010. Click here for the EU Fisheries and Maritime Affairs home page.

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profiles

Mamy Andriantsoa
I am The Director of Fisheries and Halieutic Resources in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in Madagascar ...

Peter Eade
I can help to design and provide Monitoring Control and Surveillance solutions (including VMS) for Fisheries Authorities worlwide. ...

Mr Paul Knapman
I have worked on IUU fishing related issues in the UK, Canada and the Baltic. I have been a Fisheries Officer, a Senior Fisheries Policy Advisor to a ...

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