UN agency urges implementation of accord to tackle illegal fishing
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)expressed the need for additional action to tackle illegal fishing. In 2009 the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing was adopted. This represents the first accord of its kind dedicated to illegal fishing. FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva congratulated the more than thirty nations that signed the treaty while warning about the challenges for developing and small island states. The FAO also stated that developing countries that export fish must play a role in implementing sustainable management practices .
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Blue Chip Foundation focuses on alleviating extreme poverty through economic, educational, and social enterprise initiatives in support of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
