International momentum is pushing forward the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Fisheries, a key sector for many countries, provides food security and livelihoods to a large part of the global population. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges for States to monitor, control and surveil fishing operations, and to ensure the implementation of sustainable fisheries management. In light of this, innovation and digitalisation through the use of global and regional systems for information exchange and emerging tools to monitor and control fisheries activities provide an opportunity to ensure their social, economic and environmental sustainability.

Learn more about IUUFishing at http://www.fao.org/iuu-fishing/fight-iuu-fishing/en/