International Actions Against IUU Fishing and the Adoption of National Plans of Action

Kao, Shih-Ming

doi:10.1080/00908320.2014.957989

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“…Many fishing and coastal states are party to key UN and FAO Fishing Agreements (see above) and those states which are serious about reducing illegal fishing activities often encourage their neighbouring states to similarly adopt and enforce the instruments of the fisheries capture legal regime (Kao, 2015). States can also be party Australian legal toothfish operators have been a large part of this success through their involvement in the Coalition of Legal Toothfish Operators (COLTO -see above) and are also recognized as "world leaders in sustainable harvesting" (Haward & Bergin, 2016 Islands (2007).…”

Section: Fisheries In High Seas Jurisdictionsmentioning

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“…Many fishing and coastal states are party to key UN and FAO Fishing Agreements (see above) and those states which are serious about reducing illegal fishing activities often encourage their neighbouring states to similarly adopt and enforce the instruments of the fisheries capture legal regime (Kao, 2015). States can also be party to bilateral fishing agreements, RFMOs and other fisheries forums that seek to address IUU fishing.…”

Section: Illegal Fishing In Australiamentioning

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Progress and challenges in eliminating illegal fishing

2020

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Illegal fishing is a widespread, global phenomenon that is affecting already heavily depleted wild fish stocks, threatening marine habitats and contributing to marine pollution through discarded fishing gear. Many different measures have been implemented by nation states to deter and prevent illegal fishing. These include coastal surveillance and policing, policies and regulation, and education. In this paper, we examine the case of Australia through an analysis of regulative arrangements, policies and guidelines that form the governance framework to better understand the changing seascape of illegal fishing. We argue that joint efforts with neighbouring states such as Indonesia and regional fisheries management authorities have contributed to a decrease in illegal fishing in and around the Australian EEZ. Finally, we discuss current and future challenges, opportunities, recent advancements and technological approaches for reducing illegal fishing around the world.

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“…Many fishing and coastal states are party to key UN and FAO Fishing Agreements (see above) and those states which are serious about reducing illegal fishing activities often encourage their neighbouring states to similarly adopt and enforce the instruments of the fisheries capture legal regime (Kao, 2015). States can also be party to bilateral fishing agreements, RFMOs and other fisheries forums that seek to address IUU fishing.…”

Section: Illegal Fishing In Australiamentioning

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Progress and challenges in eliminating illegal fishing

2020

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“…The Model Scheme, similar to the IPOA-IUU, is a "soft law" in nature [24]. In addition to the "Introduction", it includes five additional sections, namely "General", "Inspections", "Actions", "Information" and "Others," along with five annexes [23].…”

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International Soft Laws against IUU Fishing for Sustainable Marine Resources: Adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance and Challenges for Taiwan

Tai

Kao

2020

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Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has become a key issue of increasing concern in the world. Led by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), recent developments focused on the role of port states as the principal actor against IUU fishing. However, the FAO adopted the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance (the Guidelines) in 2013, implying that the principal role against IUU fishing still corresponds to flag states. As one of the leading distant-water fishing nations, Taiwan has adopted many domestic regulations in accordance with these international instruments voluntarily, regardless of its statehood debate. Although the adoption of the Guidelines is “a real breakthrough” against IUU fishing, the instrument is “soft law” in nature, meaning the implementation of the Guidelines may depend on the political will of states, and the effectiveness and efficiency of the Guidelines are thus highly questionable. Furthermore, the consensus among states to adopt a legally binding agreement on flag state performance in the near future, akin to the development of the Port States Measures Agreement that successfully evolved from a “soft law” to a “hard law” basis, is not yet clear.

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“…Numerous local and international regulations have been considered for combating illegal fishing activities (Kao, ; Leroy, Galletti, & Chaboud, ; Miller, Bush, & Mol, ; Pramod, Nakamura, Pitcher, & Delagran, ). Implementing these regulations still faces certain challenges, as despite the Caspian littoral states banning the harvesting of sturgeon, non‐compliance with rules by a large number of fishers takes place and IUU fishing has been reported as one of the main causes of sturgeon decline (Lagutov & Lagutov, ; van Uhm & Siegel, ; Ye & Valbo‐Jørgensen, ).…”

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What are the drivers of the occurrence of illegal fishing and conservation barriers of sturgeons in the Caspian Sea?

Aghilinejhad

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Uhm

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1. Overfishing, exacerbated by illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, is a serious threat to the conservation of the Caspian sturgeon populations, exposing them to the brink of extinction. This indicates the importance of investigating the causes and eliminating the consequences of the occurrence of IUU fishing.2. This study aimed to determine the barriers to sturgeon conservation, and to evaluate the importance of variables involved in the occurrence of IUU fishing in the southern Caspian Sea using field-and questionnaire-based surveys of 520 Iranian fishers and 40 fishery experts.3. Modelling the data using the Logit regression model indicated that several social, economic, conservation, and fishery-related variables (including fisheries knowledge, fish price, fishing method, fishing time, catch/vessel ownership, conservation importance, and penalty awareness) significantly contributed to the occurrence of illegal fishing. Fishers with poorer fisheries knowledge who owned fishing vessels were more likely to be involved in IUU fishing. In addition, fishers who were less concerned about sturgeon conservation and who used non-standard fishing gear at night had a higher probability of committing IUU fishing. 4. Exploring the opinions of fishery experts through the analytical hierarchy process also showed that economic, social, fishing, and conservation criteria were respectively attributed the highest weights as the contributing criteria to the occurrence of IUU fishing. 5. Overall, close associations were observed between the range of determinants, with the probability of the occurrence of IUU fishing indicating that illegal fishing is a complex event that should be studied in different dimensions because of the involvement of a combination of drivers. The knowledge obtained here can assist the relevant agencies in preventing this widespread problem, and with the practical rebuilding and more efficient conservation planning of sturgeon stocks.

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International Actions Against IUU Fishing and the Adoption of National Plans of Action

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Progress and challenges in eliminating illegal fishing

Progress and challenges in eliminating illegal fishing

International Soft Laws against IUU Fishing for Sustainable Marine Resources: Adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance and Challenges for Taiwan

What are the drivers of the occurrence of illegal fishing and conservation barriers of sturgeons in the Caspian Sea?

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