Visoka škola primenjenih strukovnih studija u Vranju
Studijski program: Zaštita životne sredine
Engleski jezik I
Tema: Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Profesor: Student:
dr. Maja Stanojević Gocić Nikola Jevtic 92/3žs
Vranje, 2017
Contents
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Illegal fishing…………………………………………………………………………1
2. Unscrupulous fishing worsens the problems…………………………1
3. Why does IUU fishing exist……………………………………………………6
4. Where does IUU fishing take place……………………………………….7
5. Combating IUU fishing………………………………………………………….8
6. References……………………………………………………………………………10
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be determined correctly. Based on the assumption that less fish is being
caught than is in fact the case, experts overestimate the size of the
stock and set the following year’s catch quotas too high, potentially
fishing also exacerbates the problem of overfishing because IUU vessels
even operate in marine protected areas where a total fishing ban has
been imposed. It also pays little or no heed to fisheries management
plans which are intended to conserve overexploited or depleted stocks.
However, the main reason why IUU fishing is a particularly critical issue
today is that many fish stocks have already been overexploited by legal
fishing activities. IUU fishing therefore puts fish stocks under additional
pressure. If stocks were being managed sustainably, on the other hand,
IUU fishing would no longer exacerbate an already difficult situation to
the extent that it does today. The Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations (FAO) defines three categories of IUU fishing:
ILLEGAL FISHING refers to fishing activities conducted by foreign vessels
without permission in waters under the jurisdiction of another state, or
which contravene its fisheries law and regulations in some other
manner – for example, by disregarding fishing times or the existence of
the state’s protected areas. For example, some IUU vessels operate in
waters under the jurisdiction of West African states. As these countries
generally cannot afford to establish effective fisheries control
structures, the IUU vessels are able, in many cases, to operate with
impunity.
UNREPORTED FISHING refers to fishing activities which have not been
reported, or have been misreported, by the vessels to the relevant
national authority. For example, some vessels harvest more tonnage
than they are entitled to catch under official fishing quotas. In 2006, for
example, several Spanish trawlers were inspected by the Norwegian
Coast Guard near Svalbard (Spitsbergen). The trawlers were found to
