Norway in cooperation with CARICOM, Jamaica, Belize, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and UNDP hosted a high-level side event on fisheries enforcement and the international and regional instruments to cooperatively tackle organized crime in the global fishing industry on 29 June, at Pavilhão de Portugal (Parque das Nações 1990-231) during the UN Ocean Conference 2022.
The side event highlighted international and regional measures to address fisheries crime towards reducing food security threats via the use of innovative digital tools and inter-agency capacity support. Speakers included the Norwegian Minister of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and Ministers of Fisheries representing Belize, Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.