Consultation on Covid-19 Implications for Fisheries Crime Law Enforcement
On the 29 June 2020 the Blue Justice Initiative in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organized a consultation on COVID-19 implications for Fisheries Crime Law Enforcement. The consultation had participation of experts from Colombia, Senegal, Norway, Morocco, Kenya and organizations such as UNODC, UNDP, Indonesian Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI) and CEMLAWS (Ghana).…
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Reports
Organised Crime in the Fisheries Sector Large Ocean Nations Forum on Transnational Organised Fisheries Crime Chasing Red Herrings Evading the Net: Tax Crime in the Fisheries Sector Blue Justice Initiative Reports Report of the CRFM Ministerial Meeting on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Transnational Organized Crime in the Fishing Industry, Belize City, Belize, 4…
Conference 2023
hrough the live stream, a further 758 people from around the world heard of the critical need to fight fisheries crime, a series of criminal activities throughout the fisheries’ value and supply, that damages fish stocks, threatens food security, exploits labour, and deprives states of billions of US dollars in lost revenue. The continued presence…
Blue Justice Conference 2023
In March 2023, the world’s largest conference on fisheries crime, the Blue Justice Conference, was held at UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference, co-hosted by UNDP, the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), brought together over 140 ministers, governmental representatives, operational experts, and civil society attendees from…
ILO report on labour exploitation in the fishing sector
Introduction An International Labour Organisation (ILO) global estimate reports that approximately 21 million people are victims of forced labour. In the private economy alone this industry generates around US$150 billion in illegal profits annually. This year, the ILO launched the 50forFreedom Campaign which aims to mobilize public support and influence in at least 50 countries…
Blue Justice Hubs
As an output under UNDP’s Blue Resilience project, the establishment of ‘Blue Justice Hubs’ in national partner countries will be supported by UNDP. These hubs will be nationally based with regional focus, towards developing and sustaining capacity on effective inter-agency cooperation to address fisheries crime, both in-country and with other countries. Supported by the Government…
UNDP and Blue Justice Initiative Fisheries Crime event: Lehmkuhl visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Norwegian tall ship, Statsraad Lehmkuhl, called at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23-26 February, as part of its One Ocean Expedition, sailing under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. UNDP is an official supporter of the OOE towards enhancing visibility, awareness-raising and global promotion of a sustainable blue economy free from fisheries crime. The…
UNDP Blue Resilience raises awareness of fisheries crime as part of the One Ocean Expedition’s Curacao-Jamaica leg
On November 8th, UNDP’s Blue Resilience Project Manager boarded the marine science vessel Statsraad Lehmkuhl in Willemstadt, Curacao, to sail to Jamaica with the One Ocean Expedition. Statsraad Lehmkuhl is a 107-year-old 98-meter-long tall ship sailing under Norwegian flag. It set sail from Norway on the 20th of August and will circumnavigate the globe, creating awareness and sharing knowledge…