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This list outlines the countries that have been declared Flags of Convenience (or FOCs) by the ITF's Fair Practices Committee (a joint committee of ITF seafarers' and dockers' unions).Press enter to go to this resource, Current Registries Listed as Flags of Convenience

This list contains all ships that are currently banned from the Paris MoU region.Press enter to go to this resource, Paris MoU on Port State Control Banned Vessels List

This map allows users to find the National Contact Points and Designiated Ports across the globe, per the Port State Measures Agreement.Press enter to go to this resource, Port State Measures Agreement - National Contact Points

Illegal and unreported catches represented 20–32% by weight of wild-caught seafood imported to the USA in 2011. To address this critical issue of unintended financing of illegal fishing, possible remedies…Press enter to go to this resource, Estimates of illegal and unreported fish in seafood imports to the USA

A pilot project in the Atlantic Ocean demonstrated that electronic monitoring is a cost-effective way to improve the transparency of fishing activities.Press enter to go to this resource, Electronic monitoring for transparency in Ghana’s tuna fleet

While global illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing annually costs the global economy an estimated $10-$23.5 billion, there has been little research conducted to estimate costs imposed on legitimate producers…Press enter to go to this resource, An Analysis of the Impact of IUU Imports on U.S. Fishermen

This executive summary documents findings from two field trips to the pilot sites, where mobile application pilots were implemented to improve adoption of a new mobile technology platform aimed at…Press enter to go to this resource, mFish Alpha Pilot Executive Summary

The scientific work in the report confirms our understanding that previously unassessed fisheries are declining at alarming rates; in many cases, unassessed fisheries are in worse shape than we thought.…Press enter to go to this resource, Charting a course to sustainable fisheries

This website serves as a portal to the U.S. activities and the federal agencies involved with implementing the recommendations of a 2014 joint U.S. Government Task Force to comprehensively combat…Press enter to go to this resource, IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud Web Portal