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SDG 14 - Life Below Water
Indicator 14.6.1 - Progress by countries in the degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

The indicator focuses on the effort to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) through the effective implementation of key international instruments. This indicator will measure progress towards SDG Target 14.6.

Target 14.6

By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation.

Indicator 14.6.1: Progress Assessment
Impact

Together with the other indicators under SDG 14, it will form a picture of marine activity giving countries intelligence on optimum levels of fishing, aquaculture expansion and fair and secure access to living aquatic resources.

Key results

States globally continue their efforts towards combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Protecting small-scale fisheries and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) are some of the key measures to ensure the sustainability of global fisheries and the health of marine ecosystems. The world has achieved a high level of implementation (score of 4 upon 5) in 2024 of instruments to combat IUU fishing and a very high level (score 5 upon 5) of implementation of instruments to protect small-scale fisheries.

Notable developments include the expansion of the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to 78 parties in January 2025, and the introduction in 2023 of the PSMA Global Information Exchange System, which allows states to exchange compliance information on fishing vessels.
Multimedia
SDG 14 - Indicators of fish stocks, sustainability of fisheries, and illegal fishing
01/01/2019

An overview of SDG indicators 14.4.1, 14.6.1, 14.7.1, 14.b.1, measuring fish stocks, sustainability of fisheries, illegal fishing and access rights...

Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators (2022)
01/09/2022

Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators offers detailed analyses and trends on selected indicators for which...

Capacity development

15/9

2023

Launch of the "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2023" report
Hybrid Event, 15/09/2023

The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and FAO Office of Chief Statistician (OCS) launched the "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2023" report in Geneva.