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Economic Drivers of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Economic Drivers of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Carl-Christian Schmidt* Head of the Fisheries Division OECD Paris, France. * Views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the OECD or its Member countries.

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Economic Drivers of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

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  1. Economic Drivers of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Carl-Christian Schmidt* Head of the Fisheries Division OECD Paris, France * Views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the OECD or its Member countries

  2. IUU Fishing Activities-- an outline -- • Why have we failed so far to address IUU effectively? • Drivers of IUU Fishing Activities • How big is the problem? • Where is IUU a problem? • Environmental, social and economic consequences of IUU • Changing the incentive structure: An agenda for the future

  3. Why have we failed so far to address IUU effectively? • We have not addressed IUU as an economic activity • We have not understood the economic and social drivers that lead to IUU

  4. The Economic Framework • (1) Expected profit from IUU > 0 ↔ Expected benefit > Expected sanction • or (2) E (π) > 0 ↔ E (B) > E (S) • or (3) P2 x (B) > P1 x (S), • Where: • E (π): expected profit • E (B): expected benefit • E (S): expected sanction (in absolute value) • Prob1: probability of being punished, • Prob2: probability of not being punished, with P2 = (1-P1),

  5. Drivers of IUU Fishing Activities • Overcapacity in the worldwide fishing fleet • Market demand and the price for IUU fish • Level of MCS operations • Level of sanctions, including fines and non-monetary sanctions • Management regimes • The current international framework • Economic and social conditions of fishers

  6. How big is the IUU problem? • Anecdotal evidence • The nature of IUU activities • Estimates by regional fisheries management organisations • Estimates by NGOs + COLTO/OPRT • And where does this lead us?

  7. Where is High Seas IUU a problem? • CCAMLR -- Patagonian toothfish • IOTC -- tuna • ICCAT -- tuna • NEAFC -- redfish

  8. Principal Environmental, Social and Economic Consequences of IUU • Stock impacts • Bio diversity; by-catches and accessory catches e.g. birds • Keep subsistence fishers from developing countries at bay; poor and unsafe working conditions • Direct economic impact on fishers dependent on the stock i.e. lower income

  9. Changing the incentive structure:An agenda for the future Improve domestic fisheries management and address overcapacity: should improve fishers income More monitoring, control and surveillance (VMS) and improve use of existing techniques – BUT COSTS Trace vessels registration Higher and concerted levels of penalty/fines

  10. Changing the incentive structure:An agenda for the future • Eliminate markets for IUU fish (trade measures, embargoes, port state controls, traceability) • RFMOs: Empowerment and increased budgets • Open membership of RFMOs and implement incentive structures more conducive to reducing IUU • Is it time to rethink the high seas governance regime?

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