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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 ...
Actions Taken by States and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations and Arrangements to Give Effect to Paragraphs 83 to 90 of General Assembly Resolution 61/105 of 8 December 2006 on Sustainable Fisheries
21/08/2009
This report follows the UN General Assembly resolution 61/105, in which the General Assembly requested States and RFMOs and other fisheries bodies to ...
Sharks: Oceana Wants RFMO Parties in San Sebastian to Commit to Concrete Actions
02/07/2009
The authors of this report note that 52% of pelagic shark species caught in high-seas fisheries are threatened. In 2007, 141,000 tonnes of highly migr ...
Oceana's Opening Statement for Tuna and Shark Management in the RFMOs
29/06/2009
This is Oceana's opening statement at the meeting of the major tuna RFMOs in Spain on 30 June 2009. Oceana call for a number of measures to ensur ...
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 ...
Seafood Supply Chain Management: Methods to Prevent Illegally-Caught Product Entry into the Marketplace
07/01/2008
This paper analyses approaches to supply chain management in the global seafood market, and uses this analysis to make recommendations for better mana ...
Pirate Booty: How ICCAT is Failing to Curb IUU Fishing
09/11/2007
This report exposes what the authors perceive as the weakness of current regulations governing tuna fisheries and the widespread occurrence of IUU fis ...
Sustainable Southern Ocean Fisheries: A Model of Responsiblity?
17/10/2007
Remarks by Dr Denzil G.M. Miller, on being awarded the WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal, at Buckingham Palace, London. ...
Recommended Best Practice for Regional Fisheries Management Organisations
14/08/2007
This report is the result of the work of an independent panel set up by the High Seas Task Force to develop a ‘model RFMO‘ based on a compre ...
Recent Results in Combating IUU Fishing Based on the NEAFC Scheme
28/06/2007
This is a note from NEAFC on the success of the RFMO‘s Scheme of Control and Enforcement, which has resulted in around 15 IUU vessels out of 20 o ...
12th North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Conference: Communiqu
23/06/2007
This is a brief note from the NEAFC conference held in Narsaq, Greenland 20-23 June 2007. It notes the real progress made in the continuing fight agai ...
Proposal for a Council Regulation Concerning Authorisations for Fishing Activities of Community Fishing Vessels Outside Community Waters and the Access of Third Country Vessels to Community Waters
18/06/2007
This is the final proposal concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters. The proposal intend ...
Best Practice for High Seas Fisheries Management: Lessons Learned
01/05/2007
This briefing paper examines Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) and the application of the Precautionary Approach (PA) to high seas management. While RF ...
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 ...
Recommended Best Practice for RFMOs (draft)
01/04/2007
This draft report aims to develop best practice for RFMOs, and is the product of work by the Independent High Level Panel on RFMOs established as a re ...
Catching On? Trade-Related Measures as a Fisheries Management Tool
02/03/2007
This report examines how trade-related measures are used by RFMOs to manage fisheries, in particular the use of documentation to authenticate the lega ...
Managing International Fisheries: Improving Fisheries Governance by Strengthening Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
01/03/2007
This briefing paper contends that regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) are central to solving the international fisheries crisis. How ...
Practice of RFMOs Regarding Non-Members: A Report to Support the Independent High-Level Panel to Develop a Model for Improved Governance by RFMOs
12/02/2007
This report includes the following: an analysis of decisions of RFMOs relating to cooperating non-members; examples of positive measures applied to co ...
Regional Fisheries Management Organizations: Progress in Adopting Precautionary Approach and Ecosystem-Based Management
10/02/2007
This report summarises the ongoing and proposed management activities of 13 Regional Fishery Management
Organisations (RFMOs). In particular, it exam ...
Opening the Can: How Tuna Fishery Management Organisations Regularly Fail to Manage Our Oceans
23/01/2007
This is a Greenpeace briefing in preparation of the joint tuna RFMO meeting held in Kobe, Japan on 22-26 January 2007. Greenpeace believe it is time f ...
Tuna in Trouble: Major Problems for the World‘s Tuna Fisheries
22/01/2007
This briefing provides a background to the January 2007 meeting of the five tuna RFMOs in Kobe, Japan. It highlights the worrying state of the world&# ...
Conservation Implications of Allocation under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
29/09/2006
This WWF-TRAFFIC report examines the allocation of fishing rights from a conservation perspective and identifies a range of negative conservation impa ...
Promoting Better High Seas Governance Through a Model for Improved Governance by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations
26/09/2006
Summary report of the first meeting of the independent high-level panel to develop a model for improved governance by regional fisheries management or ...
Follow the leader: Learning from experience and best practice in regional fisheries management organizations
20/05/2006
This report identifies some recommendations aimed at addressing some of the common impediments to improved performance by RFMOs. These recommendations ...
High Seas Governance
09/03/2005
Proposals for strategies for improving high seas governance within existing institutional frameworks so as to reduce the incentives and opportunities ...
Regional Fisheries Management Organisations: Their duties and performance in reducing bycatch of albatrosses and other species
07/03/2005
Despite the title, this report evaluates 14 RFMOs for a wide variety of factors, including their effectiveness in combating IUU fishing. The RFMOs eva ...
A Net with Holes: the Regional Fisheries Management System
22/10/2004
Some countries have suggested that action by regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) would be sufficient to solve the problem of high seas ...
OECD Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities: Key Observations and Findings by the Workshop Chairs
20/04/2004
The objective of the workshop was to gather information and data on the extent of IUU fishing and identify the economic and social drivers to IUU fish ...
The European Union Action Plan to Eradicate IUU Fishing: a Greenpeace Critique
01/10/2001
On 28 May 2002, the European Commission presented a proposal for a "Community action plan for the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregula ...
26th Annual Meeting of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
12/11/2007
The meeting is taking place from 12-16 November 2007. Of particular interest is the session will be dedicated to the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enfor
20th Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna
09/11/2007
For the agenda and other information see www.iccat.int/Commission2007.htm
NAFO Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC)
05/06/2007
Documents and reports from this meeting can be accessed by clicking here. Topics covered included
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.
Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
The IOC (or Commission de l'Ocean Indien) was established to encourage regional cooperation, including the promotion of sustainable development, amongst Indian Ocean island states. Combating illegal fishing is a priority for the Commission 
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The OECD believes that the effective and sustainable management of fisheries resources is ciritical. The link takes you to the OECD Fisheries home page. In the Publications / Documents section there is information on relevant meetings and workshops and accompanying documentation. Click here for the section on the Independent Panel to Develop a 'Model' RFMO. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
OSPAR Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
The 1992 OSPAR Convention is the current instrument guiding international cooperation on the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. It combined and up-dated the 1972 Oslo Convention on dumping waste at sea and the 1974 Paris Convention on land-based sources of marine pollution. Work under the convention is managed by the OSPAR Commission, made up of representatives of the governments of 15 contracting parties and the European Commission, representing the European Community. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN)
The RSN was established to enable broad and continuous consultations among Regional Fisheries Bodies. The RSN also functions as the common platform among RFBs to exchange views and information. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
25/10/2012
Greenpeace finds illegal fishing vessels, urges UK to enforce Chagos marine reserve
10/02/2012
The Seventh Chatham House Forum on IUU Fishing
11/05/2011
Illegal fishing plans for Libyan waters
02/06/2010
EC review of UN Fish Stocks Agreement
01/06/2010
Hooking the high seas' fishing 'pirates'
30/03/2010
Sub-regional cooperation needed for sustainable fisheries resources
24/08/2009
Illegal fishing a major problem
15/08/2009
Anguilla represented at two recent regional fisheries forums in St Lucia
02/07/2009
Oceana calls for regulation of shark catches in international waters
29/06/2009
Oceana ask Nations to stop overfishing tunas and sharks
29/06/2009
Time to get serious for tuna nations
24/03/2009
Regional Fisheries Bodies know how to combat IUU fishing - but can they execute it?
17/03/2009
Foundation formed to address tuna threat
04/03/2009
UN sets gold standard for reducing seabird bycatch
06/02/2009
North Pacific Council votes to close Arctic to commercial fishing
16/12/2008
Commission: UN endorses need for market measures to combat illegal fishing
10/12/2008
Environmental crimes - A walk on the wild side
08/08/2008
EJF argues for action against Flags and Ports of Non-Compliance to stop pirate fishing (IUU)
20/06/2008
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of June 2008
06/06/2008
CCA testifies before Congress against fish pirates
22/05/2008
Sharks swim closer to extinction
01/05/2008
MoD to partner in vessel monitoring systems academy
05/02/2008
High seas drama - Pacific islands question need for Tuna Commission
28/12/2007
McCurdy remains disappointed with NAFO
17/12/2007
Kiwi companies vying for ‘green‘ fish
13/12/2007
Tuna Commission stalemate hurting Pacific, official warns
12/12/2007
Distant nations block tuna conservation measures
07/12/2007
Greenpeace calls for retailer responsibility after tuna commission "fails" to protect
07/12/2007
Fisheries conference ends without resolve to tuna issue
06/12/2007
Greenpeace praised Tuna Commission for blacklisting boats fishing illegally
06/12/2007
Venezuelan vessels blacklisted for illegal fishing
06/12/2007
Venezuelan vessels blacklisted for illegal fishing
05/12/2007
Oceana publishes damning shark report
04/12/2007
Pirate boats targeting NZ‘s swordfish
03/12/2007
Fears mount for world‘s last great tuna fishery
03/12/2007
Interview: Andrew Wright, Executive Director, Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
29/11/2007
NOAA Fisheries calls for temporary ban on Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna
27/11/2007
Commission welcomes unanimous adoption of Bluefin tuna recovery plan
23/11/2007
Canada. Minister Hearn celebrates success at stopping illegal fishing in NAFO waters
21/11/2007
Minister Hearn celebrates World Fisheries Day 2007: highlights Canada's success at stopping illegal fishing in NAFO waters
21/11/2007
Turning a blind eye to bigeye tuna, warns WWF/TRAFFIC
21/11/2007
Concerns over 9 Ecuadorian vessels entering the WCPO
20/11/2007
NGOs say current quotas put tuna stocks at risk
19/11/2007
‘No cuts‘ for Mediterranean tuna
19/11/2007
Step forward for international shark conservation
18/11/2007
Greenpeace slams ‘unsustainable‘ new tuna quota
16/11/2007
Med sharks and rays threatened by extinction
16/11/2007
NOAA welcomes calls for tuna moratorium
15/11/2007
Earth log: Charles Clover‘s weekly column takes an inside look at the environment
09/11/2007
Greenpeace warns time and tuna are running out
09/11/2007
Fishing ban needed to save Mediterranean bluefin tuna
06/11/2007
Major progress on Antarctic fisheries conservation
06/11/2007
WWF: Tuna trade data mismatch in Spain
05/11/2007
WWF: Moratorium now for Med bluefin tuna
05/11/2007
WCPFC Chairman: Pacific Tuna Stocks Squeezed “From Both Ends”
26/10/2007
Pacific tuna: turning the tide
24/10/2007
France, Italy face bluefin tuna quota cut
22/10/2007
Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture: Meeting the challenges
18/10/2007
International fisheries conference challenged to protect primary food source for Antarctic penguins, whales and seals
17/10/2007
Commission proposes to stamp out pirate fishing
17/10/2007
EU seeks tough controls on deep-water trawlers
17/10/2007
Southern Ocean guardian wins WWF conservation medal
11/10/2007
Tuna fishing fleets a danger to wildlife in the Pacifc
11/10/2007
Oceans get a breather at NAFO
11/10/2007
Namibia: country urges fishing nations to join SEAFO
10/10/2007
Namibia: concerns over SEAFO ratification delays
02/10/2007
Sushi craze threatens Mediterranean‘s giant tuna
02/10/2007
EC: New convention will strengthen NAFO
02/10/2007
IMO to tackle coastal piracy
30/09/2007
Illegal fishing still a huge problem as stocks dwindle
24/09/2007
NZ: South Pacific regional fishing progress pleasing
06/09/2007
Tuna fishing monitored
29/08/2007
Vessel fined for carrying gill nets
28/08/2007
Antarctic - new regulations support the conservation of toothfish and seals
28/08/2007
Greenpeace: Pacific should cut in tuna fishing
15/08/2007
Best practice for managing high seas fisheries
06/08/2007
Atlantic bluefin going way of northern cod
23/07/2007
Bluefin tuna "failure" will encourage illegal fishing, claims WWF
22/07/2007
Trawler loads Alaska fish to blacklisted boat
18/07/2007
Gore‘s message loses bite
29/06/2007
Canada plays leadership role in shutting down ports of call to illegal fishing
28/06/2007
Illegal bluefin tuna fishing carries on
27/06/2007
Bluefin must feature at ICCAT in Istanbul, says WWF
26/06/2007
Fight against illegal catching gaining ground
22/06/2007
The great Mediterranean tuna massacre
21/06/2007
UN agency helping countries fight illegal fishing in Indian Ocean
15/06/2007
EU catch limits called "ludicrous"
15/06/2007
EU fleet caught fishing illegally one day into bluefin tuna recovery plan
13/06/2007
Bad news for the albatross
12/06/2007
EU clamps down on fishing for bluefin tuna
12/06/2007
Bradshaw calls for urgent action on drift net "scandal"
08/06/2007
Wake up! Don’t take your oceans for granted
07/06/2007
Transposition into EU law of control and technical measures adopted by North West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
05/06/2007
Top salmon conservation nations praised
04/06/2007
Japan: Joe Borg speaks on sustainable ocean management at Tokyo University
31/05/2007
Fishing industry concerned with fishy mess
31/05/2007
Commissioner Borg in three-day Japan visit
30/05/2007
Alarming increase in illegal fishing in Pacific
29/05/2007
Seafood giants join forces to combat pirate fishing
22/05/2007
More fishing boats, less fish
22/05/2007
Commission deeply concerned at lost opportunity to effectively combat illegal fishing in Indian Ocean
18/05/2007
Warning: consult IUU fishing lists before making commercial arrangements
15/05/2007
Greenpeace calls for immediate halt to bluefin tuna fishing
08/05/2007
Rule changes make trawling tougher
12/03/2007
Africa: countries agree to strengthen controls in ports to combat illegal fishing
12/03/2007
131 governments set their nets for illegal fishers
08/03/2007
Namibia: world fish stocks dangerously depleted, Nam in danger area
06/03/2007
Greenpeace calls for urgent action on marine reserves at UN fisheries meeting
05/03/2007
FAO has ‘serious concerns‘ about overfishing
02/03/2007
Urgent need to strengthen management
01/02/2007
Tuna fisheries management fails, says WWF
01/02/2007
Seychelles hails world tuna plan
31/01/2007
Leading way in tuna conservation
27/01/2007
Tuna conference adopts action plan
26/01/2007
International meeting in Japan aims at conserving world‘s dwindling tuna stocks
26/01/2007
Tuna groups tackle overfishing
26/01/2007
Governments fail to stop tuna plunder
25/01/2007
World must try harder to save tuna, UN says
24/01/2007
Unprecedented Japan summit aims to save world‘s threatened tuna stocks
24/01/2007
EU grants 7 million to help Indian Ocean nations fight illegal fishing
24/01/2007
EU supports Indian Ocean countries' fight against illegal fishing in the region
23/01/2007
International meeting on tuna fishing, stocks opens in Kobe
22/01/2007
Tuna fast disappearing to over-fishing: WWF
22/01/2007
Tuna stocks sink – manage it right or lose it!
22/01/2007
Don‘t can albatrosses, warns BirdLife at global tuna summit
22/01/2007
Tuna on the endangered list
21/01/2007
Regional bodies to meet on joint tuna conservation
21/01/2007
Fishery officials to push for global tracking of world‘s tuna catch at Japan conference
18/01/2007
“The EU can contribute to the establishment of a context of confidence and stability for joint ventures”, says EU Commission rep
18/01/2007
Mediterranean fishing nations adopt conservation measures
15/01/2007
EU initiative strengthens drive towards sustainable fishing in Western and Central Pacific
22/12/2006
EU initiative strengthens drive to sustainable fishing in Western and Central Pacific
12/12/2006
World governments adopt sustainable fisheries resolution
28/11/2006
Conservation win for tuna
28/11/2006
Chilean sea bass: back in stores but still in trouble
27/11/2006
Fishing nations split over endangered bluefin tuna conservation
14/11/2006
Canada and Norway close allies on fisheries issues
10/11/2006
Minister Hearn to Travel to Iceland and Norway, November 13-15, 2006
07/11/2006
Success combating illegal fishing
11/10/2006
Marine conservation progress welcomed
09/10/2006
Namibia: Seafo bans shark finning
05/10/2006
Joe Borg welcomes greater protection for marine resources in South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
04/10/2006
US targets destructive ocean-fishing practices
25/08/2006
Mozambique urges more regional fisheries protection
11/08/2006
Global effort essential to put a halt to overfishing
18/07/2006
Namibia: scientists discuss marine conservation
12/07/2006
New agreement governing high-seas fishing in Indian Ocean
26/06/2006
New lows on the high seas
08/06/2006
Joe Borg at North Atlantic Minister’s Conference
30/05/2006
Smarter management needed to stop ocean plunder, says new report
30/05/2006
No consensus for moratorium on bottom trawling
29/05/2006
African fisheries to benefit from $240m kitty
28/05/2006
Review conference says poor nations need more help to regulate migratory fish stocks
27/05/2006
Agreement to promote high seas sustainable fishing
26/05/2006
UN conference backs crackdown on illegal fishing
26/05/2006
At UN meeting, countries agree on steps to promote sustainable fishing
26/05/2006
Pacific Islands Forum calls for action on IUU fishing: Solomon Islands
24/05/2006
FAO initiative to improve fisheries monitoring
23/05/2006
UN aims to protect world‘s fishing stocks
22/05/2006
New investment initiative aims to improve fisheries management and reduce poverty in Africa
22/05/2006
Countries call for wider support for UN agreement to curtail high-seas overfishing
22/05/2006
Wildlife watchdog urges enforcing fish limits
20/05/2006
Deep-sea fish ‘plundered‘ to extinction by trawling
19/05/2006
World fish stocks facing grim future: report
17/05/2006
International agreement on fishing on the high seas
24/04/2006
Wake up! Our fish is being stolen
22/02/2006
UN General Assembly Working Group calls for halt in illegal and destructive fishing in high seas
Seafood Supply Chain Management: Methods to Prevent Illegally Caught Product Entry into the Market Place
31/03/2008
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Closing the Net: NEAFC and IUU Fisheries
09/05/2007
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Successful Measures Against IUU Fishing: CCAMLR's Catch Documentation Scheme
09/05/2007
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The Independent Panel on RFMOs
09/05/2007
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The Practice of RFMOs Regarding Cooperating Non-Members
09/05/2007
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A Review of Approaches, Benchmarks and Best Practice used by RFMOs for Conservation and Management
09/05/2007
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Independent High Level Panel to Develop a Model RFMO
21/11/2006
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Recent Developments in NAFO: 'Reforming' an RFMO?
21/11/2006
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Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs): BirdLife Review
09/05/2006
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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 ...
Mary Lack
My work involves the development and analysis of fisheries management arrangements, with particular emphasis on management issues arising in regional ...
Frank Meere
I have particular expertise in analysing and developing practical policy and administrative approaches to tackle IUU fishing and extensive fisheries m ...