International treaty targeting illegal fishing takes effect
▻https://news.mongabay.com/2016/06/international-treaty-targeting-illegal-fishing-takes-effect
United Nations treaty aimed at preventing illegal fishing will enter into force this Sunday, June 5, with 29 countries and the European Union as parties to it.
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing puts the world’s already-strained fish stocks at risk, each year capturing as much as 26 million metric tons of fish valued at up to $23 billion.
“Illegal fishing steals billions of dollars’ worth of resources from our ocean each year, hurting those who play by the rules,” U.S. secretary of state John Kerry said in a press release about the treaty.
Officially titled the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, the treaty represents an international effort to shore up the global seafood supply by preventing vessels from landing illegal catches. Significantly, it commits countries hosting ports of entry to deter IUU fishing vessels, rather than relying on the vessels’ flag states to police their fleets.
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