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Introduction to Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
17/11/2021
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We warmly welcome you to the self-study course offered by FAO's Development Law Service (LEGN): Development Law Service (LEGN) Introduction to Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, which takes 15 hours to complete.
The objective of this course is to provide an overview of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and its impact and the efforts at the international and regional levels to prevent, deter and eliminate such fishing.
Among the contents to be covered are: the meaning of the term IUU fishing; causes, impact and scale of IUU fishing; how international instruments seek to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing; and, the practice of regional organizations to combat IUU fishing.
FAO has decided to develop this virtual version of the Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing course to increase the level of understanding of IUU fishing, its impact and the efforts to address such fishing.
Course details
Name: Introduction to Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
Code: IIUU202111
Language: English
Course type: salfe-paced course
Duration of the course: 15 chronological hours
Start of course: The course will be available from November 17, 2021.
Goal:
To provide an overview of illegal unreported and unregulated (‘IUU’) fishing, including the definition, global impact and scale of IUU fishing, how international instruments seek to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing; and, the practice of regional organizations to combat IUU fishing.
Course objectives:
- The meaning of the term IUU fishing
- Causes, impact and scale of IUU fishing
- How international instruments seek to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing
- The practice of regional organizations to combat IUU fishing
Contents:
- What is IUU fishing?
- Why understanding IUU fishing is important
- International policy and legal framework to combat IUU fishing
- Regional efforts to combat IUU fishing
Better to which it belongs: BP2
Supervising Officer: Buba Bojang
Autor: Development Law Service (LEGN)