FAO-Regional Fisheries and Livelihoods Programme
The FAO RFLP is working on several IUU-specific activities:
| Activity | Cambodia | Indonesia | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Timor-Leste | Viet Nam |
| Support to boat registration systems | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Provision of boats and equipment to support MCS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MPA establishment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Concrete anti-trawling barriers | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Promotion of co-management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for fishery improvement plan (FIP) | Yes | |||||
| Promotion of traditional natural resource management systems | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Awareness raising on ecosystems approach to fisheries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Awareness raising on IUU | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other highlights include:
- Completion of the national boat census in Timor-Leste with geo-referenced photos of all fishing boats
- Use of SPOT VMS (34 units) to report IUU fishing anonymously to the relevent authorities in Timor-Leste
- Peskador.org launched in Timor-Leste, where data on the national boat census, bathymetry, fish prices and landings, boat accidents, weather, tides, etc., is available in real time
- Support for the establishment of MPAs (legislation,assessment, mapping, boundary demarkation, patrolling, etc.)
- FAO advisory note (supported by RFLP) on anchored FADs to be launched at the APFIC workshop in Danang (17 – 19 September); and
- FAO RAP report on anchored FADs to be launched in October 2012.
Illegal fishing
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