Progress report for
Combating illegal, un-reported and unregulated (IUU) fishing through the ratification and entry into force of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement
Achievement at a glance
The EU has promoted the ratification and entry into force of the Cape Town Agreement in all relevant fora.However, the 2012 Cape Town Agreement has not yet entered into force. It will enter into force 12 months after at least 22 States, with an aggregate 3.600 fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over operating on the high seas have expressed their consent to be bound by it.
While there are 22 contracting Member States to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement: Belgium, Belize, Congo, Cook Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Kenya, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa and Spain. The threshold regarding the number of fishing vessels has not yet been reached
Next Steps
Bénédicte CaremierBeneficiaries
Maritime safety, marine environmental protection as well as the working and living conditions of fishers