Tag: FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries 1995

• Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 17:30 UTC

  FAO sponsored illegal fishing accord scheduled to become law on 5 June; 30 countries have adhered

  

  Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is about to become much more difficult thanks to the imminent entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), a ground-breaking international accord championed by FAO.

• Saturday, August 8th 2015 - 09:44 UTC

  FAO pressing countries to ratify agreement on illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing

  

  A growing number of countries are ratifying an international agreement to combat illegal fishing, fueling interest in how best to implement the instrument. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is estimated to strip between $10 billion and $23 billion from the global economy, and their impacts undermine the way fish stocks are managed to make it a double concern around the world.

• Saturday, August 1st 2015 - 12:57 UTC

  UN agreement to combat illegal fishing (IUU) close to ratification

  

  Thirteen additional countries need to ratify an agreement brokered by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to combat illegal fishing by blocking ports to ships known or believed to be carrying illicit catches that account for more than 15% of global output, the agency said today.