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LINKEDIN: In 2022, Canada founded the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Action Alliance to combat this illegal practice. Today at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, we celebrated the growing impact of this Alliance and recommitted, along with the growing network of members and supporters, to work together to combat IUU fishing. Learn[…]

NEWS RELEASE: In June 2022, Canada, alongside the United States and the United Kingdom launched the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Action Alliance (IUU-AA) at the UN Ocean Conference. This international network shares lessons learned and best practices that support the fight against IUU fishing. Canada is the current Chair of the Alliance. om June[…]

The Stimson Center Environmental Security Program assessed maritime security threats, advanced policy-driven innovations, and explored cutting-edge technologies to safeguard our oceans for the future. In their role as IUU-AA Secretariat, the Environmental Security program convened Members and Supporters, and other stakeholders of the counter-IUU fishing community, for a reception at the 10th Our Ocean Conference.

Oceans Minister Kang Do-hyung highlights Korea's membership in the IUU0AA as a key avenue for promoting sustainable fisheries.

Since its beginning in 2014 as a way to mobilize international attention and action on threats facing the world’s oceans, the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) has been unique among the many international conferences that crowd the calendar. At OOC, governments, civil society organizations, academia, and industry are on equal footing; conversations focus on concrete action.

The IUU Fishing Action Alliance (the Alliance), a coalition of governments and leading organizations committed to ending illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, has announced the addition of Iceland, the Republic of Korea, Norway, New Zealand, Panama, the European Union, and Chile as new members. This significant development marks a strengthened global effort to combat[…]

Aotearoa New Zealand has joined an international alliance to further support the global fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The IUU Fishing Action Alliance, launched by the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US), and Canada in June 2022, is a coalition of States committed to combatting IUU fishing, with support from a range of[…]

The IUU Fishing Action Alliance (the Alliance), a coalition of governments and leading organizations committed to ending illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, has announced the addition of Iceland, the Republic of Korea, Norway, New Zealand, Panama, the European Union, and Chile as new members. This significant expansion marks a strengthened international commitment to combating[…]

Among the many meetings and events focused on ocean conservation, Minister Murray, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, played a pivotal role in the launch of the IUU Fishing Action Alliance. Co-hosting a side event on transparency, technology, and combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, she jointly introduced the Alliance alongside representatives from the[…]