Report of and Papers Presented at the Expert Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing













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FAO Fisheries Report No. 666

FIPL/R666(En)


ISSN 0429-9337

Sydney, Australia, 15-19 May 2000


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT

REPORT OF THE EXPERT CONSULTATION ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING ORGANIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA IN COOPERATION WITH FAO, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 15-19 MAY 2000

INTRODUCTION
OPENING OF THE CONSULTATION
OVERVIEW OF IUU FISHING
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND TIMETABLE
ESTABLISHMENT OF DRAFTING GROUPS
DEVELOPMENT OF A PRELIMINARY DRAFT IPOA
PLENARY CONSIDERATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT IPOA
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT
CLOSURE OF THE CONSULTATION

APPENDIXES

Appendix A. Agenda
Appendix B. List of Experts
Appendix C. List of Documents
Appendix D. Preliminary draft - International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Appendix E. Opening Statement by Dr Z.S. Karnicki, Director, Fishery Policy and Planning Division, FAO Fisheries Department

PAPERS PREPARED FOR THE CONSULTATION

A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF SOME ASPECTS OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING (David J. Doulman)

PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION TO COMBAT ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING

ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING: MANDATE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION (David J. Doulman)

THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING COOPERATIVE ACTION AGAINST SPECIFIC FISHING VESSELS THAT ARE DIMINISHING EFFECTIVENESS OF TUNA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES (Masayuki Komatsu)

A GLOBAL REVIEW OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING (Kevin Bray)

ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING IN SMALL-SCALE MARINE AND INLAND CAPTURE FISHERIES (Ousman K. L. Drammeh)

TOOLS TO ADDRESS IUU FISHING: THE CURRENT LEGAL SITUATION (William Edeson)

NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS TO COMBAT IUU FISHING (Blaise Kuemlangan)

THE ROLE OF NATIONAL FISHERIES ADMINISTRATIONS AND REGIONAL FISHERY BODIES IN ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES TO COMBAT IUU FISHING (Judith Swan)

MEASURES TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF A FLAG STATE TO EXERCISE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER A FISHING VESSEL (John Fitzpatrick)

THE CONSEQUENCES OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING FOR FISHERY DATA AND MANAGEMENT (David W. Evans)

THE INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FISHING CAPACITY AND SELECTED ISSUES PERTAINING TO ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING (Dominique F. Gréboval)

MONITORING CONTROL SURVEILLANCE AND VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS TO COMBAT IUU FISHING (John M. Davis)

MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED BY THE PORT STATE IN COMBATING IUU FISHING (Terje Lobach)

ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING: WTO-CONSISTENT TRADE RELATED MEASURES TO ADDRESS IUU FISHING (Linda A. Chaves)

WTO-CONSISTENT TRADE-RELATED MEASURES TO ADDRESS IUU FISHING - DEVELOPING COUNTRY ISSUES (Ruangrai Tokrisna)

ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING: CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Transform Aqorau)