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The Leadership of the EU in Shaping the International Ocean Governance: Fighting Against IUU Fishing

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Seas and oceans play an important role on human’s life; they regulate our climate and are a primary source of food, being therefore essential in food security. In recent times, the pressure on the seas has been increased considerably, provoking a number of negative effects, such as decline of marine ecosystems and fisheries resources. Thus, elements such as the overexploitation of fish stocks, the maritime pollution or IUU fishing, among others, have become part of the International Political Agenda, and in 2015, UNGA approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The agenda proposes 17 sustainable development goals (SDG), urging all countries, to take action. In this context, SDG 14 aims to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources, and under it, one of the main targets is to end IUU fishing. The EU is leading this international objective, not only through the Common Fisheries Policy, but also from a holistic approach.

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    EJF (2013).

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    OECD (2013).

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    Agnew et al. (2009).

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    EJF (2005).

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    FAO (2002).

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    FAO (2018).

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    Gameiro and Wilson (2003), Bostock et al. (2009).

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    Gianni and Simpson (2005).

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    OEDC (2003).

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    FAO IPA-IUU (2001).

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    Castro and Lago (2018).

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    FAO (2018).

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    Source: FAO.

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    With the exception of the International Whaling Commission, (IWC), which covers the whole world.

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    UN Fish stocks Agreement (1995).

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    Pawlas (2015).

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    OECD (2005).

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    FAO (2017).

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    FAO (2018).

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Aldereguía Prado, C. (2020). The Leadership of the EU in Shaping the International Ocean Governance: Fighting Against IUU Fishing. In: Ramiro Troitiño, D., Kerikmäe, T., de la Guardia, R., Pérez Sánchez, G. (eds) The EU in the 21st Century. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38399-2_16

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