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

The Synergies and Convergence of IUU Fishing and Transnational Organized Fisheries Crime

October 14, 2020

This discussion document is based on the sixth webinar in a series of Blue Justice Forum webinars facilitated by the Blue Justice Initiative Secretariat in conjunction with the UNDP Blue Resilience project.

The theme for the webinar was the ‘The Synergies and Convergence of IUU Fishing and Transnational Organized Fisheries Crime’.

The webinar was presented by Eve De Coning, Senior Advisor for the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. A total of 47 participants joined the webinar from a total of 19 countries (Australia, Austria, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, and United Kingdom). The webinar was moderated by Emma Witbooi.