February 2017 - Members of the NFDS team were in London for the 9th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing at Chatham House.
Addressing the meeting Per Erik Bergh (Managing Director) looked at the scale of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the progress that has been made in fighting illegal fishing and the progress that still needs to be made. Per Erik reflected that 'the one thing that really has changed is our understanding of the complexity of violations that are occurring and their links to broader criminal activity and the devastating impact that illegal fishing has on our fish stocks and people.'
Sandy Davies (Technical Director) presented the meeting with details of some specific cases of illegal fishing, particularly relating to vessel identity issues that have been investigated by the FISH-i Africa Task Force.
