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15/11/22 21:34 PM IST

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

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  • According to Indian Navy, as many as 392 reported incidents of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing were monitored in 2021 compared to 379 in 2020 in the Indian Ocean.
About IUU 
  • IUU fishing depletes fish stocks, destroys marine habitats, puts fishermen at disadvantage and impacts coastal communities, especially in developing countries.
  • As per the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), coastal nations are responsible for addressing IUU fishing issues within their respective EEZ.
  • There are two main regulations globally on IUU fishing: the Cape Town Agreement and the Agreement on Ports State Measures. So far, India is not a signatory of either agreement.
  • In July 2022, Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) was concluded at WTO ministerial meeting and it prohibited subsidies from being provided for IUU fishing and overfished stocks.
  • The agreement also prohibits providing subsidies for fishing on high seas, which are outside the jurisdiction of coastal countries.
Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC)
  • The presence of extra-regional distant water fishing fleets has been monitored by Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC).
  • The Quad, comprising India, Australia, Japan and U.S., in May 2022 announced a major regional regional effort under the ambit of Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA).
  • It aims to provide a more accurate maritime picture of “near-real-time” activities in the region.
  • It is expected to catalyse joint efforts of India and other Quad partners towards addressing IUU in Indo-Pacific region.
  • All vessel movements on the high seas are monitored by the Indian Navy’s IMAC in Gurugram and the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) which is co-located with it.
  • IFC-IOR has been collaborating with other regional monitoring centres across the globe to enhance maritime safety and security, including efforts to monitor IUU.
Source- The Hindu 

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