INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING

June 5, 2020

The International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing iss being observed on 5 June, 2020.

About:

  • On 5 December 2017 the United Nations General Assembly declared 5 June as the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing which was celebrated for the first time on 5 June 2018.

  • The date was selected because 5 June is the date, in 2016, when the first international treaty designed to end illegal fishing – the FAO Port State Measures Agreement – entered into force.

  • The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the lead agency for the new international day.

  • This international day is an important opportunity to highlight efforts to combat illegal fishing.