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The UN General Assembly declared 5 June as the “International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.” FAO’s Fishery and Aquaculture Officer, Yvette Diei Ouadi and Secretary of WECAFC delivers a special message to commemorate the occasion. Watch...

This document contains the report of the third meeting of the Part 6 Working Group established by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, held in Santiago, Chile,...

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a serious threat to sustainable fisheries, marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of legitimate fishers globally. To address it, the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project is exploring ways to strengthen and harmonize the use of...

Fishing and aquaculture provide a vital source of food, employment, trade and economic well-being for people throughout the world, for present and future generations, and should therefore be conducted in a responsible manner. The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries...

The second meeting of the PSMA Open-ended Technical Working Group on Information Exchange (TWG-IE) was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 15 to 17 May 2019. The TWG-IE commended the advances made in the sharing of information on designated...