Groundbreaking treaty on illegal fishing approved

A new treaty that aims to close fishing ports to ships involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been approved by FAO''s governing Conference. Once it enters into force, it will be the first ever legally binding international treaty focused specifically on this problem.

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