Supporting the Implementation of the Regional Plan of Action to Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Caribbean - GCP/SLC/016/EC
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National economies, food security, the environment and labourstandards are all negatively impacted by illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which is estimated to account for between 20 and 30 percent of all fishing in the Caribbean. The deleterious effects of IUU fishing are exacerbated further by a regional context that is characterized by limited management, conservation and development capacities, as well as limited technical and operational capabilities.
Regional collaboration is critical to preventing, deterring and ultimately eliminating IUU fishing, and to improving the overall governance of oceans. A key player in this collaboration in the Caribbean is the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), which, in recent years, has been undergoing a strategic reorientation with the aim of becoming an effective Regional Fisheries Management Entity/Arrangement (RFME/A). This project was designed to enhance regional governance for sustainable fisheries by supporting WECAFC’s 34 members in their efforts to combat IUU fishing, and to support the establishment of a regional fisheries management body to advise on and enforce the WECAFC’s mandate as an RFME/A.