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The authors analyse the 21 major tuna fisheries and highlight that the biggest variations in performance among tuna fisheries are driven by the final ...

This report, in which The Pew Charitable Trusts presents the first effort to estimate the full global value of the primary commercial fisheries target...

This document contains the texts of three International Plans of Action (IPOA): the IPOA for reducing incidental catch of seabirds in longline fisheri...

This report explores the many legal instruments and enforcement actions that port States can adopt in an effort to stop illegal fishing....

This paper measures the extent to which RFMOs apply best practices against IUU fishing and pointing to the remaining gaps in an effort to inspire RFMO...

This paper examines the fisheries CMM process within the broader framework of international law and policy for marine resource governance. It consider...

The study considered the involvement of the fishing industry or the use of fishing vessels in trafficking in persons (Chapter 2); smuggling of migrant...

This paper identifies the progress achieved by individual countries in implementing internationally recognised best policies and practices against ill...

The paper presents practical recommendations for worldwide best practices to address organised crime in fisheries, emphasising the need for a shared u...

This report documents an analysis of port States visited by fishing vessels using forced labour. The report highlights the need to maximize anti-traf...

This article describes an analysis of the Port State Measures to combat IUU fishing activities. The authors note the PSMA is only one tool available ...

This Blue Paper was prepared as input to the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, this paper provides scientific and policy background as...

This publication aims to demystify blockchain technology, provide some thoughts on the opportunities and challenges in implementing blockchain-based s...

This report highlights the unintended role the USA has played in financing illegal fishing. Illegal and unreported catches represented 20–32% by we...

The ISSF has recommended that purse seine and longline vessels participate in vessel monitoring schemes that meet global standards. This technical pa...

The paper summarises the major drivers of IUU fishing such as; weak governance, economic incentives, and barriers to enforcement and highlights three ...

This editorial is part of a series of research articles on the science of the high seas exploring the aspect of human influence and highlighting the e...

This report aims to inform policy makers on the progress made in implementing measures against IUU fishing by OECD countries over the last decade, whi...

International law specifies that the country whose flag a vessel flies is responsible for controlling its activities. Certain states operate ‘open...

The registration of vessels under foreign flags is widely spread and much literature has proposed a number of factors explaining why certain flags are...