It is imperative that fisheries in all regions have yet been sustainably managed. Many fish stocks are fully utilized or overutilized, some are depleted. Fishing capacity exceeds the suitable level for resource sustainability. Apart from undermining our current fisheries management and conservation practices, the proliferating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing or IUU fishing recently received global concern even further create threats to the sustainability of fisheries both within the national jurisdiction and in the high seas. In addition, the IUU fishing also complicate or prevent the opportunity to reverse present practices toward sustainable and responsible fisheries. It creates a challenging task for all nations to establish collective actions to combat IUU fishing and to ensure that fishery resources are utilized in a sustainable manner.
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