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Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit

Fighting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Regain Access to the EU Market

“A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but

the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it. ” ~ Frederick Douglass

Introduction

 Evaluation Mission, November 2010

 Deficiencies Identified

 Inadequate legal framework  Lack of adequate monitoring  Lack of deterrent sanctioning system  Improper implementation of the Catch Certification Scheme

 Pre-Identification of Belize as a non-cooperating third country (November 2012).  Identification of Belize as a non-cooperating third country (November 2013)  Listing of Belize as non-cooperating third country (March, 2014)

Background

 Adoption of High Seas Fishing Act , 2013  Establishment of Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit  Adoption of Sanctions and License Regulation, March 2014  Adoption of Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Regulation, May, 2014  Adoption of National Plan of Action for IUU Fishing  Establishment of Fisheries Monitoring Center  Establishment of Observer and Inspection Programmes  Adoption of fleet policy aligned with national capacity

Belize’s Progress

 Enhancing national capacity  Continued collaboration with the EU  Regaining access to the EU Market  Fighting IUU Fishing

Charting the Way Forward

The fight against IUU Fishing is everybody’s business.

Conclusion

 Questions?

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