November 26, 2013 — Informal consultations were held last week in New York, US, on the draft United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution on sustainable fisheries.
Following an EU initiative and active collaboration with our partners, significant progress was made in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU).
Basic principles and new tools have been agreed such as the need to work on catch documentation schemes, the need for States to consider rules on chartering and the recognition of participatory surveillance as a tool to enhance the sustainability of resources.
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