FAO to Implement IUU Fishing Enforcement in Mediterranean and Black Sea
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Merco Press] May 19, 2015
IUU fishing encompasses a range of activities whose common aim is to avoid national and international regulations in areas including the coastal seas and high seas. The Mediterranean and the Black Sea are not spared by this phenomenon. Indeed, fighting against this scourge is one of the priorities on the agenda of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (GFCM/FAO).
This important subject was recently debated at two working group meetings organized by the GFCM/FAO in Marrakech, Morocco, on 20–24 April 2015, during which international experts discussed measures to deter IUU fishing, including the use of vessel monitoring systems (VMS). Thanks to the participation of a wide range of experts from GFCM members, international organizations such as the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation Among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean (ATLAFCO), and civil society organizations including the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Marine Stewardship Council, MedReAct, CLS (Collection and Location by Satellite), Trackwell and Succorfish, these events represented decisive progress towards the implementation of a regional strategy against IUU fishing for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, based on specific roadmaps already adopted by the GFCM...
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