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

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Sep 22

Blue Justice Ocean Surveillance Programme launched in partnership with Norwegian Government and UNDP

The Blue Justice Ocean Surveillance Programme is set to provide an important contribution to the global efforts to address fisheries crime, leveraging Norway’s state-of-the-art satellite technology. The Programme, part of the Norwegian Blue Justice Initiative, has the potential to strengthen the ability of over one-third of the world’s coastal states to increase their maritime domain awareness and detect fisheries crime.

Sep 01

Blue Action Jamaica 2023

In June 2023, as a part of the Blue Action Jamaica initiative, a three-day Tabletop Exercise (TTX) took place in Kingston, Jamaica, 30 May – 2 June 2023.

May 03

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, …

Jul 19

Blue Justice official side-event for UN Ocean Conference 2022

As part of the UN Ocean conference 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal, the Blue Justice Initiative, along with CRFM, CARICOM, UNDP, Jamaica, Belize, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Norway, hosted a high-level side event on International and Caribbean efforts to address organized crime in the fishing industry, on the 29th …

Mar 25

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 …

Feb 18

Workshop for Technical Capacity Building: International Blue Justice Tracking Center and Cabo Verde

On 1 February 2022, UNDP Blue Resilience successfully facilitated the first in a series of digital technical workshops coordinated by the International Blue Justice Tracking Center, Vardø, Norway. The workshop was held in cooperation with Cabo Verde authorities, which were well represented by colleagues from the General Fisheries Inspection (IGP) and …

Dec 02

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 …

Oct 13

12 CARICOM States sign the Copenhagen Declaration on Transnational Organized Crime in the Global Fishing Industry

During the 16th Annual Caribbean Week of Agriculture at a digital Ministerial Meeting, 12 Caribbean island states joined the work to combat transnational organised crime in the global fishing industry by signing the Copenhagen Declaration, which now has the support of more than a quarter of the world’s coastal states.  …

Oct 01

The Blue Justice Initiative and UNDP Blue Resilience join as supporters of the One Ocean Expedition, part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

The Blue Justice Initiative and UNDP Blue Resilience have joined as supporters of the One Ocean Expedition, part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The first Blue Justice Initiative/UNDP Blue Resilience fisheries crime event on board the expedition’s training vessel Statsraad Lehmkuhl is set to take place in …

Jul 09

The International Blue Justice Tracking Center established under the Blue Justice Initiative in the Arctic town of Vardø

An “International Blue Justice Tracking Center” has been established under the Blue Justice Initiative. The Center will be supported by the joint analytical unit of the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries and the Coastal Administration and is located in the town of Vardø.  The Center will be supported by analysts from …

Jul 02

Caribbean support to the Copenhagen Declaration and the Blue Justice Initiative

On the 21. May 2021, The Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), an institution of CARICOM, adopted a resolution on the Copenhagen Declaration on Transnational Organized Crime in the Global Fishing industry and the Blue Justice Initiative.  The Ministerial Council of CRFM consists of the Ministers responsible …

Jun 08

First Blue Enforcement training course held in Sri Lanka: 10-20 May 2021

As part of the Blue Justice Initiative funded Blue Enforcement project, the UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) conducted a Fishing Vessel Boarding Operations (FVBO) course at the maritime law enforcement training centre in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, between 10-20 May.  The two week course had a total of twenty participants, one …

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The Caribbean, location of the🌎’s 1st Blue Justice Hub, scored another 1st in📈regional cooperation to address organized crime in the fisheries sector, with an inaugural regional meeting & 1st workshop training. @_BlueJustice @moafjm @thenfajamaica

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Warm congratulations to the Government and people of Barbados on your 57th anniversary of Independence! https://caricom.org/caricom-congratulates-barbados-on-57th-independence-anniversary/

Happening Now: Blue Justice Caribbean Hub Regional Launch.

The Blue Justice Initiative is in response to calls for urgent cooperative action to protect food security, marine ecosystems & uphold the law against illegal fishing & fisheries crime in the C’bean.

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