On November 25, 2024, the Regional Plan of Action to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (RPOA-IUU), with the support of USAID SuFiA TS, convened the inaugural meeting of the […]
Under the activity series of the Fisheries Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) Training Course in Southeast Asia held in Viet Nam on April 2024, the RPOA-IUU secretariat had an opportunity to cover presentation about “Regional Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) challenges” delivered by Matheus Eko Rudianto, representing the RPOA-IUU Secretariat Coordinator.
Today is marking the World Ocean Day! This annual event is a time to celebrate the vital role our oceans play in sustaining life on Earth. It’s also a moment to reflect on the urgent need to protect and preserve these vast and invaluable ecosystems. Oceans cover more than 70% of our planet’s surface and are home to an incredible diversity of life, from the smallest plankton to the largest whales. They regulate our climate, provide food for billions of people, and are essential for global trade and transportation.
The Regional Plan of Action to promote responsible fishing practices including combating IUU fishing (RPOA-IUU) secretariat received an invitation from the Australian Government to attend the Women in Fisheries Workshop, in collaboration with SEAFDEC, which was held from 14 to 16 May 2024 face-to-face in Bangkok, Thailand.
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From 22 to 24 April 2024, the RPOA-IUU secretariat was invited to the opening ceremony of Fisheries MCS Training 2024 and delivered presentation about ‘Regional Illegal, Unreported, and Unreported Fishing (IUUF) challenges in Nha Trang, Viet Nam. Fisheries MCS Training Course is specifically designed for gaining technical and theoretical fisheries officer’s capacity in advancing MCS measures for addressing IUU fishing eradication challenges in Southeast Asia and one of Australia’s Combatting IUU fishing program implementation.
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The collaborative partnership between the RPOA-IUU Secretariat and the ATSEA-2 Project stands as a testament to the power of collective action in addressing complex maritime challenges. Through their joint endeavors,
The Regional Plan of Action to promote responsible fishing practices including combating IUU Fishing (RPOA-IUU) developing a newsletter to effectively communicate messages to the public regarding RPOA-IUU’s efforts in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the region.
This forthcoming newsletter represents the inaugural volume and will encompass information about the newsletter itself and RPOA-IUU in its entirety. It is anticipated that this newsletter will reach the entire public, facilitating the dissemination of the RPOA-IUU message aimed at addressing the issue of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing within the region
The RPOA-IUU Newsletter January-March 2024 Read Post »
IUU fishing can take place in all capture fisheries. Efforts to conserve and manage fish stocks are undermined by IUU fishing, which can lead to the collapse of fisheries or can seriously impair efforts to rebuild fish stocks that have already been depleted. This may result in the loss of both short- and long-term social and economic opportunities and could have negative impacts on food security. The international organization emphasizes and implements activities relevant to combat IUU fishing such as the FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Support Vessels; Global Information Exchange System (GIES) by FAO; ASEAN Roadmap on Combating IUU Fishing (2021–2025) which aims to enhance and strengthen collaborative efforts to combat IUU fishing in the region thereby improving fisheries management, sustaining fish resources, and optimizing the benefit of adopting responsible fishing practices.
The 16th Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU fishing in the Region (RPOA-IUU) Coordination Committee Meeting (CCM) was held in Dili, Timor-Leste, for two days from 26 to 27 October 2023 in hybrid mode.
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