IUU Fishing, ITLOS and EU
| Autor | Guillaume Le Floch |
| Páginas | 405-427 |
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CHAPTER 15
IUU Fishing, ITLOS and EU
Guillaume LE FLOCH*
* Professor of International Law at Université de Rennes (guillaume.leoch@
univ-rennes1.fr).
Summary: 1. I. 2. T ITLOS
IUU . 3. T C
ITLOS F-
IUU . 4. C.
1. INTRODUCTION
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) shing is a signicant
problem that aects the marine ecosystem and those who depend on it
for survival. Its consequences are considerable both environmentally, so-
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cially and economically1. e latest ocial studies show that every year,
IUU shing is estimated to account for approximately 20% of world cat-
ches, id est between 11 and 26 million tons. is represents a global loss
of between 10 billion euro and 23 billion euro a year2.
Combatting IUU shing is a priority for the European Union
(EU). It must be noted that EU is the most important market for sh
and shing products3. In 2008, the Council adopted a regulation esta-
blishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU s-
hing4. e ght against IUU shing has high political support at every
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sponses in General and in West Africa», Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol.
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G, C, A., y C , G. (eds.), Droit de la mer et émergence environemen-
tale. Law of the sea and environmental emergencies, Roma, Cahier de l’Association
internationale du Droit de la Mer/Papers of the International Association of the
Law of the Sea, 2012, pp. 69-122; T, T., «La pesca ilegal, no declarada y
no reglamentada: Estado del pabellón, Estado costero y Estado del puerto», en
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de los mares y océanos, Madrid, Iustel, 2009, pp. 135-158; S, V.J., «Combat-
ting Illegal Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone – Flag State Obligations
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2 WWF, «Illegal Fishing: Challenges and Solutions», 8 June 2015 http://ideas-
4development.org/en/illegal-shing-challenges-and-solutions/ (last consulted
September 12 2017).
3 B, Ch., V, J., «Towards an EU Policy for Sustainable Global
Development», en G, S. , G, S., y M, D. (eds.), e Europe-
an Union and Global Development: An ‘Enlightened Superpower’ in the Making,
London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, pp. 153-171, p. 169.
4 Council regulation No 1005/2008 of 29September 2008 establishing a Commu-
nity system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated sh-
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