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CAPFISH Project Report : Summer Academy for the Pacific Islands

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CAPFISH Project Report : Summer Academy for the Pacific Islands

The CAPFISH Project was created in response to an identified need for capacity-building to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related matters – a complex problem affecting aquatic ecosystems, coastal communities, fishers and fish workers, and economic and national security. Over the last four years, the CAPFISH Project has provided training and educational materials on IUU fishing to developing country administrations around the world, most recently with a two-week regional Summer Academy for the Pacific Islands. This Academy ran for two weeks and included delegates from fisheries, labour, safety, maritime, foreign affairs, and enforcement administrations in the Pacific Islands region. Speakers comprised representatives of regional and sub-regional fisheries bodies, UN Agencies working in the region, NGOs, academic institutions, enforcement agencies, and independent regional experts. This report presents key takeaways from Summer Academy lectures, biographies of speakers, and details of attendees, as well as providing participant breakdowns by gender and region.

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CAPFISH Project Report: Phase 1 Outcomes and Summer Academy for the Mediterranean

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CAPFISH Project Report : Phase 1 Outcomes and Summer Academy for the Mediterranean

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a complex and multifaceted problem, with disastrous consequences for aquatic ecosystems, coastal communities, fishers and fish workers, and economic and national security. Over the past three years, the CAPFISH Project has strengthened capacity to fight IUU fishing by providing training and educational materials to developing country administrations around the world, most recently with a two-week regional Summer Academy for the Mediterranean. The Academy ran for two weeks and targeted delegates from fisheries administrations in developing countries in North Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Europe, as a way to promote inter-regional learning and regional cooperation to fight IUU fishing. This report details the outcomes of the Summer Academy as well as the first phase of the CAPFISH Project (2021-2023). The first part of the report contains key takeaways from Summer Academy lectures, biographies of speakers, and details of attendees. The second part discusses the aims and objectives of the Project, and provides a synthesis of Project activities to date, including workshops, publications, and information on our global networks.

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Report – Workshop 3

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Capacity-building project to progress the implementation of international instruments to combat IUU fishing (CAPFISH) : Workshop 3, 18-21 October 2022

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is a complex and multifaceted problem, with dire consequences for aquatic ecosystems, coastal communities, fishers and fish workers, and economic and national security. It particularly affects developing countries, and is estimated to cost the global economy USD 20 billion each year. This represents foregone taxes, license fees, and revenue from resources that could have been legally exploited. Future opportunities are also lost as fish stocks dwindle and collapse, with knock-on socioeconomic effects. As those involved in IUU fishing seek to cut costs wherever possible, and are often involved in other illegal activities, IUU fishing is also associated with human rights violations and poor working conditions, unsafe vessels, and maritime crimes such as drugs smuggling, arms smuggling, and human trafficking. The CAPFISH Project offers training on IUU fishing and tools to address it to those in key positions in developing countries, and fosters networks at regional and international level. This report provides an overview of the third CAPFISH workshop on IUU fishing, and contains abstracts from the presentations, biographies of the speakers and details of the attendees.

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Report – Workshop 1

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Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is currently one of the biggest ocean and maritime challenges the international community faces, and is associated with labour abuses, slavery and other human rights infringements, organised crime, environmental degradation and socioeconomic depression. As such, it requires coordinated action to address effectively. The aim of the first CAPFISH workshop was to educate key actors on the frontlines of the fight against IUU fishing in developing countries. To do so, the workshop brought together key actors from the UN Agencies, relevant international organisations, academic experts, practitioners, and independent experts to share their experiences in tackling the problem, as well as to discuss challenges and identify good practices. This report presents abstracts from these presentations, biographies of the speakers, and details of attendees.

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