Singapore's contributions to combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
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Singapore participates in various regional platforms where the issue of combatting IUU fishing are discussed. These regional meetings include the Meetings of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF), ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (ASWGFi), and ASEAN Fisheries Consultative Forum (AFCF).
Singapore is a participating country to the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA-IUU). The RPOA-IUU is a voluntary instrument which seeks, among other things, to strengthen regional efforts to tackle IUU fishing in the South China Sea, Sulu-Sulawesi Seas (Celebes Sea) and the Arafura-Timor Seas. It also serves as a regional information sharing network on sustainable fisheries management. The members of RPOA-IUU are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Viet Nam.
Singapore also contributes to regional capability building efforts to combat IUU fishing in the region. Through the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC, an intergovernmental body established in 1967 to promote sustainable fisheries development in Southeast Asia), Singapore is the lead country for the development of (i) the ASEAN Guidelines for Preventing the Entry of Fish and Fish Products from IUU Fishing Activities into the Supply Chain that was adopted by AMAF in 2015, and (ii) the ASEAN Catch Documentation Scheme, which is currently a work in progress.
SDGS & Targets
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
SDG 14 targets covered
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.4 | By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics |
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Partnership Progress
| Title | Progress Status | Submitted |
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| Partnership Progress 2021-01-14 | On track |
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