Le rôle des organisations régionales de gestion des pêches dans la lutte contre la pêche illicite, non déclarée et non réglementée

Abstract

Sustainable Development Goal 14 calls on States “ by 2020, [ to] effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices”. The fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is one of the main current challenges in achieving sustainable fisheries. The IUU fishing represents today between 11 and 26 million tonnes of fish caught, 12 to 28% of the world’s fishing. At the international level, Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMO), which are responsible for the management and the conservation of the fisheries, are the main actors in the fight against IUU fishing. However, to be effective, this fight implies coherence in the action carried out by these organizations but also a cooperation with other international organizations involved in this field. But it is clear that the network against IUU fishing that has been built so far remains insufficient to put an end to these activities harmful to marine biodiversity.