Authors: Susanna Fuller, Duncan Currie, Matthew Gianni, Lyn Goldsworthy, Cassandra Rigby, Kathryn Schleit, Colin Simpfendorfer, Les Watling, Barry Weeber.

16 years have passed since the UNGA first called for States and RFMOs “urgently to adopt … conservation and management measures, in accordance with international law, to address the impact of destructive fishing practices.

This report by the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) reviews the progress made since 2016 and makes recommendations on what more should be done to ensure that both individual high-seas fishing nations and regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) fully implement the actions called for in UNGA Resolutions 61/105, 64/72, 66/68 and 71/123. It is the latest in a series produced by the DSCC that have been published in advance of the formal reviews conducted by the UNGA.

Although the UNGA review workshop scheduled for August 2020 was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the information in this report is relevant to RFMO Commission and Scientific Committee meetings taking place over the next 12 months and will help inform the UNGA workshop when it is rescheduled. All documents are available only in English.

• Preventing biodiversity loss in the deep sea – SUMMARY REPORT (PDF)
• FULL ANNEX: Detailed review of actions taken by RFMOs and in the Southwest Atlantic (PDF)
  • Annex Sections by RFMO:
    • Section 1: Northeast Atlantic – NEAFC (PDF)
    • Section 2: Northwest Atlantic – NAFO (PDF)
    • Section 3: Southeast Atlantic – SEAFO (PDF)
    • Section 4: Indian Ocean – SIOFA (PDF)
    • Section 5: Southwest Atlantic and other non-RFMO areas (PDF)
    • Section 6: North Pacific – NPFC (PDF)
    • Section 7: South Pacific – SPRFMO (PDF)
    • Section 8: Southern Ocean – CCAMLR (PDF)
    • Section 9: Mediterranean Sea – GFCM (PDF)