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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

Course 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

Pass requirements:

To pass the course, a final evaluation consisting of a summative questionnaire of 20 questions covering the course contents must be carried out, with unlimited attempts. The minimum percentage of achievement for approval will be 70% in the sum of the best evaluation obtained in the attempts.

    Certification:

    Once the course is passed, participants will be able to automatically download the certificate granted by the FAO RLC on the platform where the course is hosted.

    Please remember to save your certificate, as it will not be available for download again once the course has closed.

    Better to which it belongs: BP2

    Supervising Officer: Buba Bojang

    Autor: Development Law Service (LEGN)

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