Turning the Tide? Learning from Responses to Large-Scale IUU Fishing in Five Countries

Charlie de Rivaz, Cathy Haenlein, Alexandria Reid, Veerle Nouwens, ‘Turning the Tide? Learning from Responses to Large-Scale Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in Five Countries’, RUSI Occasional Paper, November 2019.

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing poses not only a systemic threat to the marine environment, but also a sustained threat to national and regional security. While many states have enacted key measures to address IUU fishing, these have not collectively led to an adequate global response. This lack of progress has rarely been the subject of detailed analysis. This report seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of obstacles to, and opportunities for, more effective action. It does so by examining experience in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Tanzania and South Africa.

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