AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME IN THE GLOBAL FISHING INDUSTRY

Fishcrime

Sharing experiences and knowledge around cooperative efforts to address transnational organised fisheries crime

FishCRIME 2018 was the fourth event in a series of international fisheries crime symposiums initiated in 2015.

The first FishCRIME Symposium was hosted by the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in South Africa in 2015. This Symposium was the first step towards initiating a global dialogue amongst diverse experts, academics, governments and international agencies on the topic of fisheries crime.

The momentum of this conversation continued at FishCRIME 2016 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, hosted by the Indonesian Government with a focus on addressing fisheries crime throughout the value chain. During this meeting a joint recommendation was adopted by the symposium.

Hosted by UNODC, FishCRIME 2017, drew together high-level participants and international experts to highlight and advance commitment towards tackling the transnational and inter-continental nature of fisheries crime.

The fourth FishCRIME Symposium was held in 2018 at the UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark, and will be co-hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and the Nordic Council of Ministers with support by UNODC, INTERPOL, UNDP, the North Atlantic Fisheries Intelligence Group and PescaDOLUS. FishCRIME 2018 advanced efforts towards high level political commitment to cooperatively addressing transnational organised fisheries crime.

The FishCRIME symposiums became an annual gathering point for international experts, high level government representatives, relevant international governmental organisations and other stakeholders to share experiences and knowledge around cooperative efforts to address transnational organised fisheries crime.

In Partnership

FishCRIME was hosted in cooperation with: