Fairer Fishing?

Professor Martin Tsamenyi is Director, Centre for Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong, Australia. Dr Mary Ann Palma is a Research Fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security. Ben Milligan is a research student in the Faculty of Law at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Kwame Mfodwo teaches in the Law School of Monash University, Australia.

• Abbreviations and acronyms   Executive summary Background Globalisation of the fisheries trade and IUU Patterns of trade The IUU Regulation   1. Introduction   Part A. The Fisheries Context of the IUU Regulation   2. The Globalisation of Fisheries 2.1 Fisheries production 2.2 International fish trade 2.3 Fisheries governance 2.4 The global problem of IUU fishing   3. International Concerns Regarding IUU Fishing   4. An Overview of the ACP-EC Fisheries Trade System 4.1 Preferential fisheries trade 4.2 The Generalised System of Preferences 4.3 Rules of origin   5. Economic Trends in ACP-EC Fisheries Trade 5.1 Analysis of the EC fisheries market 5.2 Analysis of ACP fisheries exports to the EC 5.3 Trends in the market share of regions exporting fisheries products to the EC 6. ACP Trade with Other Markets 6.1 Market composition 6.2 USA 6.3 Japan   Part B. Development Impact of the IUU Regulation   7. EC Policy Framework for Fisheries 7.1 The Common Fisheries Policy 7.2 Community Plan of Action for the Eradication of IUU Fishing 7.3 EC strategy to combat IUU fishing   8. The Substance of the IUU Regulation 8.1 Scope of the IUU Regulation 8.2 Key elements of the IUU Regulation 9. Implications of the IUU Regulation for ACP Fisheries Exports 9.1 Implications for DFQF market access under EPAs and IEPAs 9.2 Implications for GSP, GSP+ and EBA beneficiaries 9.3 Impact of the IUU Regulation on rules of origin   10. GATT/WTO Compatibility Issues 10.1 Catch certification requirements 10.2 Vessel inspections and actions to be taken against IUU vessels 10.3 Actions to be taken against ‘non-cooperating’ states   11. Issues for Policy Reflection 11.1 Policy responses to the IUU Regulation by ACP states 11.2 Availability of alternative markets for ACP fisheries exports 11.3 Policy considerations for the EC   Appendices 1. Comparison of the IUU Regulation and International Requirements 2. Table of Market Access and RFMO Membership 3. Comparison of EU SPS Regulations and the IUU Regulation 4. Country-specific Trends in ACP Fisheries Exports to the EC 5. Terms of Reference 6. Text of the IUU Regulation   Notes   Bibliography