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NA-FIG Inter-agency Workshop and Table Top Exercise held in Copenhagen
Supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers On 29-30 October 2019, North Atlantic House, Copenhagen, the North Atlantic Fisheries Intelligence Group (NA-FIG) arranged a workshop and table top exercise (TTX) on fisheries crime with the financial support of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The workshop and TTX had 45 participants …
Fisheries Crime lunch during Our Ocean 2019
Norway was the host of Our Ocean 2019 on 23-24 October this year. During this event the Norwegian Minister for Fisheries and Seafood Harald T. Nesvik invited ministers from a number of countries to a luncheon to discuss transnational organized crime in the global fishing industry. During Our Ocean 2019 …
Workshop on fisheries crime in the Micronesian Region
On 22 and 23 August the Blue Justice Secretariat and North Atlantic Fisheries Intelligence Group attended a workshop in Palau on how to address crime linked to the fisheries sector in the Micronesian Region. The workshop was attended by representatives from the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and …
Chile supports the Copenhagen Declaration
During a bilateral meeting between the Chilean Deputy Minister Román Zelaya and Norwegian Minister Nesvik on 21 August 2019 Chile indicated its formal support of the Copenhagen Declaration.
Large Ocean Nations workshop 15 October, FishCRIME 2018
PescaDOLUS will host a Large Ocean Nations (LONs) workshop on the morning of 15 October as part of the 2018 FishCRIME symposium at the UN City, Copenhagen. The aim of the workshop is awareness-raising on the challenges of Large Ocean Nations (LONs) around transnational organised fisheries crime and the establishment of …
FishCRIME 2018 planning meeting, UNCity, Denmark
The FishCRIME 2018 planning committee recently held its first official on-site meeting on 6 March at the UNCity, Copenhagen, Denmark, the venue of the upcoming FishCRIME 2018 Symposium. The planning meeting was attended by representatives of the co-organisers of the 2018 symposium including the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and …
PescaDOLUS Fisheries Crime education video
PescaDOLUS has produced of a 3 minute education video on fisheries crime, which will be officially launched at the FishCRIME 2017 Symposium reception on 25 September. The video promotes understanding of what fisheries crime is; outlines its adverse affects; and highlights the role of international cooperation and focused research towards …
Statement from Nordic countries against organised crime in the fishing industry
Eight fisheries ministers, from the Nordic countries of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland, have issued a joint statement against transnational organized crime in the global fishing industry. The statement was issued through the Nordic Council of Ministers. Norway currently holds the chair of the …
Ghana: Countering fisheries crime in the trade supply chain
19-22 June 2017 the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) delivered a training course in Ghana on fisheries crime. The participants represented the CCP Port Control Unit in Tema, the Fisheries Commission and Tema Port and Harbour Authority. The training programme, which was launched in Bangladesh in March 2017, enhances the operational skills of law …
Indonesia opens the International FishFORCE Academy of Indonesia (IFFAI)
Inter-agency cooperation is vital for effective criminal enforcement in the fisheries sector. The International FishFORCE Academy of Indonesia (IFFAI) was opened on the 16th of March 2017 to train enforcement officers and promote inter-agency cooperation. IFFAI is a joint initiative by the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the …
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 …
Recommendations of the 2nd International Symposium on Fisheries Crime
To instigate, conduct and facilitate investigation of fisheries crime by relevant law enforcement agencies within appropriate national jurisdictions along the entire fisheries supply and value chains. To use the broader range of laws in which investigations of fisheries crime throughout supply and value chains can, in addition to fisheries legislation, …