非法捕魚業者要注意了！全球131個國家9日達成法律上的協議，在魚貨卸貨、換船或再加工的港口，增設管控單位來取締非法、未通報、或違規的捕魚行為。最常見的非法捕撈行為包括：未經申請的捕撈、捕撈保育物種、使用非法的捕魚工具、或是超過配額量捕撈。
此次決議於第27次聯合國糧農組織(FAO)的漁業委員會會議產生，由131個國家與歐盟執委會在羅馬共同參與協商了一個星期。在2007年及2008年，將舉辦另外的協商，確定協議的最後草案，送交2009年的漁業會議進行最後審核。
提交的協議將以聯合國糧農組織現有的非官辦模式為本，建議「港口國」控管手段。港口國的控管工作包括，在准許船隻靠岸前，先檢查船隻的身分背景，以及在港口進行文件、貨物及設備的檢查。
此控管方式還包括訓練巡檢員增加效率，以及改善國際間對IUU(非法、未通報、未受規範) 船隻的資訊共享，幫助權責單位驅逐再犯。 歐盟委員柏格（Joe Borg）指出：「此次港口管控提案對於抵制IUU行為是急迫且重要的，歐盟自從2002年採用『IUU行動計劃』後就非常需要這個提案，我很高興我們現在擁有限制對深海漁業破壞的行動時間表。」
Illegal fishers beware - 131 governments agreed Friday to create a legally binding accord establishing control measures in ports where fish is landed, transhipped or processed in order to combat illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing. Fishing without permission, catching protected species, using outlawed types of gear or disregarding catch quotas are among the most common fishing offenses.
The decision came during the 27th meeting of the Committee on Fisheries of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, attended all last week in Rome by 131 governments and the European Commission. Additional consultations will be held in 2007 and 2008 to generate a draft version of the agreement, which will then be presented to the Committee on Fisheries for final approval at the body's next meeting in 2009.
The proposed agreement will be based on an existing voluntary FAO model outline of recommended "port state" control measures. Port state controls include measures such as running background checks on boats prior to granting docking privileges and undertaking inspections in port to check documentation, cargos and equipment.
The control measures include training inspectors to increase their effectiveness and improving international information-sharing about vessels with a history of IUU activity in order to help authorities turn away repeat offenders. "The proposals on port state control are critical to the fight against IUU, and something which the EU has been calling for since the adoption of its 2002 IUU Action Plan," said Commissioner Joe Borg. "I am also pleased that we now have a timetable for action to limit the destructive impact of deep sea fisheries."
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