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Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Svein Ludvigsen Norway

Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Svein Ludvigsen Norway. Global Commitments and Trends in Fisheries and Ocean Policies. Global commitments and trends in fisheries and ocean policies.

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Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Svein Ludvigsen Norway

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  1. Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Svein Ludvigsen Norway Global Commitments and Trends in Fisheries and Ocean Policies

  2. Global commitments and trends in fisheries and ocean policies • Global commitments and agreements are increasingly setting the standards for international fisheries policies • Fisheries policies have become a part of the environmental agenda.

  3. Reasons for overfishing: • lack of political commitment to enforcement and implementation of existing regulations • political failure to manage domestic and regional overcapacity. • failure to agree about (criteria for) allocation of fish resources between states.

  4. RFMOs • efficient network of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) is crucial not yet in place • mandates should fully reflect all the provisions of UN-Fish stock agreement and include ecosystem and biodiversity considerations • strengthen the internal decision-making processes. • regular performance reviews Foto: EFF

  5. RFMOs If RFMOs fail to provide a forum where states can agree on both management and conservation measures, they will gradually become marginalized

  6. Flag state and port state control revisited • Flag state controll: limits to our patience ? • Port state measures more promising Foto: EFF

  7. Fish is food. Foto: EFF Foto: Hugo Lande Foto: EFF

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