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IUU Fishing: The New Zealand Context Introduction IUU Fishing: Significant concern to New Zealand Can seriously impair efforts to achieve sustainable fisheries Threatens economic survival of legitimate fishing National Situation


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IUU Fishing: The New Zealand Context

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Introduction

IUU Fishing:

  • Significant concern to New Zealand
  • Can seriously impair efforts to achieve sustainable

fisheries

  • Threatens economic survival of legitimate fishing
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National Situation

  • NZ a coastal state, a distant fishing nation and also a

port state

  • Fifth largest EEZ in the world
  • Fisheries a major export earner
  • Quota Management System
  • Different fisheries are managed
  • Particular interest in IUU in the Pacific
  • And in Antarctic waters
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Challenges

  • Size and diversity of NZ’s EEZ requires different

approaches to combatting IUU

  • Pressure from Distant Water Fishing Nations
  • Tuna species are main target
  • IUU incidents involving foreign flagged vessels have

been occurring

  • Maintaining a NZ presence in our northern EEZ a

challenge

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Challenges in the Pacific

  • Reducing IUU Fishing in the Pacific is our focus
  • Tuna fishery is economically vital to Pacific Island

Countries

  • Migratory nature of tuna stocks complicates

surveillance planning

  • Need for good information/intelligence
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Best Practices

  • National Plan of Action
  • Various monitoring, control, surveillance and

enforcement tools

  • Promotion of effective conservation measures
  • Catch Documentation Schemes (CCAMLR, SSCBT)
  • FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent,

Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing

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Best Practices: Regional Level

  • Best practices to include supporting regional efforts
  • For NZ, this means implementing measures aimed at

eliminating IUU Fishing in the Pacific

  • Significant improvements to fisheries monitoring, but

IUU remains a major problem for PICs

  • NZ leading various initiatives in the PacificIUU
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Best Practices: NZ’s Pacific Initiatives

Initiatives include:

  • Niue Treaty Subsidiary Agreement
  • Capacity Building
  • Patrols in partnership with others
  • Training of observers for PICs
  • MCS training and advice
  • Undertaking MCS and enforcement activities
  • Assistance to PICs’ law enforcement authorities
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Conclusion

  • New Zealand is strongly committed to combatting

IUU fishing

  • Actions contribute to maritime security
  • IUU fishing a problem that can potentially worsen
  • Continued cooperation at national, regional and

international levels is required.

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Thank You