Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a serious global problem and 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.

With the support of the UK Department for International Development, this project provides a central information point on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by convening workshops, discussion meetings, as well as publishing workshop reports and policy briefs.

The Programme set up and maintains a dedicated website www.illegal-fishing.info to provide background information on the key issues in the illegal fishing debate, together with news stories, information on events, key documents and links to other relevant websites.

Recent Publications

Recommended Best Practices for Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
Chatham House Report
Michael W Lodge, David Anderson, Terje Løbach, Gordon Munro, Keith Sainsbury, Anna Willock, August 2007

Best Practices for High Seas Fisheries Management: Lessons Learned
Briefing Paper
Marjorie L Mooney-Seus and Andrew A Rosenberg, May 2007

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
through Trade and Market Measures
Briefing Paper
Richard Tarasofsky, May 2007

Managing International Fisheries: Improving Fisheries Governance by Strengthening Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
Briefing Paper
Michael Lodge, March 2007

Meetings

IUU Fishing: 4th Update and Stakeholder Consultation, Chatham House, 31 March - 1 April 2008

IUU Fishing: 3rd Update and Stakeholder Consultation, Chatham House, 8-9 May 2007

IUU Fishing 2nd Update and Stakeholder Consultation, Chatham House, 21 November 2006

Discussion meeting: Options for Excluding IUU Products from Supply Chains and Regulating Investment Sources, Chatham House, 20 November 2006

IUU Fishing 1st Update and Stakeholder Consultation, Chatham House, 9 May 2006

Consultation Workshop on the UK IUU Action Plan, Chatham House, 21 March 2006

Contact

Duncan Brack
Associate Fellow, EEDP
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