Global review of IUU fishing available

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is known to cause high levels of seabird mortality, including of ACAP-listed albatrosses and petrels in the Southern Ocean.

 

A report* on IUU fishing by MRAG (the Marine Resources Assessment Group) and the University of British Columbia is now available at: www.mrag.co.uk/Recent_Publications.htm. The April 2008 report reviews IUU fishing on a global scale, concluding that the total value of the estimated annual catch of 11-26 million tonnes is between US$10bn and US$23 bn.

 

*Agnew D., Pearce, T, Peatman, T., Pitcher, T., & Ganapathiraju, P. 2008.  The global extent of illegal fishing.  MRAG & Fisheries Ecosystems Restoration Research, Fisheries centre, University of British Columbia. 32 pp.

 

John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer

 

Posted 11 May 2008

The Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

ACAP is a multilateral agreement which seeks to conserve listed albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters by coordinating international activity to mitigate known threats to their populations.

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