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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

Countries have made progress in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, but a more concerted effort is needed to fully address the issue.

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatens the social, economic and environmental sustainability of global fisheries, hindering countries’ abilities to manage their fisheries effectively. Countries’ adoption and implementation of the relevant international instruments is key to curbing IUU fishing. Notably, by the end of 2022, the Agreement on Port State Measures, the first binding international agreement to specifically target IUU fishing and which entered into force in 2016, comprised 74 Parties, including the European Union (which counts as one Party on behalf of its 27 Member States). This means that the Agreement now effectively covers over 100 States.

In addition, during the 2018–2022 period, globally, the degree of implementation of these instruments has risen from 3 to 4 (out of a maximum score of 5), indicating good overall progress, with close to 75 percent of states scoring highly in their degree of implementation of relevant international instruments in 2022 compared to 70 percent in 2018.

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

Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators offers detailed analyses and trends on selected indicators for which FAO is a custodian or contributing agency or have key implications for food and agriculture across eight SDGs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 15), highlighting areas of progress and areas where further effort is needed.

01/09/2022

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.