On June 26, 2025, President Dharam Gokhool of Mauritius met with Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Marianne Sivertsen Næss, who is also the custodian of the Copenhagen Declaration on transnational organized crime in the global fishing industry. During the meeting, President Gokhool received a detailed presentation on the Blue Justice initiative from the Blue Justice Secretariat and UNDP’s Blue Resilience project.
The President expressed strong interest in Blue Justice, a collaborative effort designed to support countries in addressing fisheries crime. Mauritius, having signed the Copenhagen Declaration in 2022, is a key partner in the initiative, which emphasizes national inter-agency coordination as well as regional and international cooperation to prevent and combat fisheries crime.
The President underlined the importance of the close and ongoing cooperation in this critical area.