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UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing
International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate IUU Fishing (IPOA-IUU)
Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA)
· Full title: Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported
and Unregulated Fishing (2016)
Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels
Voluntary Guidelines for Catch Documentation Schemes
Guidelines for the Marking of Fishing Gear
Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
· State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture
Fisheries statistics and information
GLOBEFISH - Information and Analysis on World Fish Trade
State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (Sofia report):
1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA)
· Full title: Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
· Entered into force 11 December 2001
UNFSA @ UN Atlas of the Oceans
UNFSA @ FAO
UNFSA @ UNITAR
UNFSA @ Wikipedia
Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs)
& Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs)
· This map-based database contains links to most global RFBs and RFMOs.
· For an alphabetical listing of RFBs (by acronym), see the pull-down menu; here's a screenshot:
Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN)
What is a Regional Fishery Management Organization?
· A very helpful overview from Pew
Research institutions
Fisheries and aquaculture research institutes @ Wikipedia
· "...a research initiative at The University of British Columbia (located at the Institute for the
Oceans and Fisheries, formerly Fisheries Centre) that assesses the impact of fisheries on the
marine ecosystems of the world, and offers mitigating solutions to a range of stakeholders."
Networks
Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA)
NGOs
EcoGourmet: Fishing for change
· “...a registered 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit founded in 2008 that is dedicated to helping
businesses advance their seafood sustainability efforts on their own."
International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
Marine Fish Conservation Network
· "A new sustainable seafood program created with chefs for chefs to recognize restaurants
working toward ensuring an abundant supply of seafood for generations to come."
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
· "...reshaping the world of corporate responsibility in the seafood industry through the creation
of powerful information tools and a methodology that enables companies to directly engage
with suppliers of natural resources."
Associations
American Fisheries Society (AFS)
Association for Professional Observers (APO)
Private sector & industry associations
Copper Valley Fish Collective (Alaska)
Seafood Industry Research Fund
Fisheries institutions
Contents of this page:
· UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
· 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA)
· Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) & regional fisheries bodies (RFBs)
· Research
· Networks
· NGOs
· Associations
