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Following the FAO's in-depth study "Transshipment: A closer look," this report captures contributions from the ground that aim to provide voluntary gu...

An introductory guide to longline fishing vessels to support MCS officers undertaking longline vessel inspections. While this is a standalone tool foc...

An introductory guide to pole and line fishing vessels to support MCS officers undertaking pole and line vessel inspections. While this is a standalon...

An introductory guide to purse seine fishing vessels to support MCS officers undertaking purse seine vessel inspections. While this is a standalone to...

An introductory guide to carrier vessels, also known as reefers, to support MCS officers undertaking carrier vessel inspections. This guide is part of...

This report discusses the rapid expansion of squid fishing in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Convention Area. The vessels appear to operate e...

Stop Illegal Fishing's (SIF) mission is to combat IUU fishing, particularly in coastal African countries. To complete this goal, SIF has partnered wit...

This report considers obstacles to, and opportunities for, more effective action to address IUU fishing and the role the role that transnational organ...

This report recommends the need for action in North Sumatra to tackle the continued and sometimes deadly conflicts between traditional fishing communi...

Mexico has access to an extensive coastline that has served the country by becoming a primary source of food and job creation. The increase in fisheri...

The IUU fishing index was created to provide a benchmark for 152 coastal countries on their exposure and response to IUU fishing. With this benchmark,...

This paper presents a conceptual model for the analysis of the costs and benefit aspects of the risk inherent in illegal, unreported and unregulated (...

This study quantifies the economics (efforts, cost, and benefit) of high-seas fishing. Using the Global Fishing Watch database, the study was able to ...

Liam Campling identifies a new tuna 'commodity frontier' that has a historical-geographical development with European fishing fleets (entirely in Fran...

This investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) aims to demonstrate the direct links between pirate fishing in the West African natio...

This report highlights the myriad of duties tasked upon the U.S. Coast Guard and the need to improve the human and financial resources to meet the gro...

This report was produced by the FISH-i Africa Task Force to support a better understanding of the potential and challenges of using AIS as part of th...

A case study of the prosecution of the Captain, agent and owner of the vessel Tawariq 1 in Tanzania highlighting the value of regional cooperation and...

This Convention seeks to develop the principles embodied in resolution 2749 (XXV) of 17 December 1970 in which the General Assembly of the United Nati...

This manual focuses on vessel identity including nationality, authorisation status, operational history, and related fraudulent practices. The manual...