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1 FIAO/R1203 En). FAO. FISHERIES and Aquaculture Report ISSN 2070-6987. Report of the FIFTH GLOBAL FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT training . workshop ( gfetw ). Auckland, New Zealand, 7 11 March 2016. Cover photograph: Courtesy of MPI/New Zealand Navy FAO FISHERIES and Aquaculture Report No. 1203 FIAO/R1203 (En). Report of the FIFTH GLOBAL FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT training workshop ( gfetw ). Auckland, New Zealand, 7 11 March 2016. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development on behalf of the International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network Rome 2017.

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4 All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be made via or addressed to FAO information products are available on the FAO website ( ) and can be purchased through v PREPARATION OF THE DOCUMENT. This document contains the report of the FIFTH GLOBAL FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT training workshop ( gfetw ), which was convened in Auckland, New Zealand from 7 to 11 March 2016. The workshop was organized by the International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) Network and the Ministry for Primary Industries of New Zealand, with the collaboration of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

5 The FIFTH gfetw was sponsored by the Australian FISHERIES Management Authority (AFMA), FISHERIES and Oceans Canada, FAO, the Directorate of FISHERIES of Norway, Marine Scotland, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). The presentations delivered at the FIFTH gfetw are available at vi FAO. 2017. Report of the FIFTH GLOBAL FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT training workshop , Auckland, New Zealand, 7 11 March 2016. FAO FISHERIES and Aquaculture Report.

6 No. 1203, Rome, Italy. ABSTRACT. The document contains the report of the FIFTH GLOBAL FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT training workshop ( gfetw ) held in Auckland, New Zealand from 7 to 11 March 2016. The 5th gfetw built on the success of the first four GFETWs convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2005, in Trondheim, Norway in 2008, in Maputo, Mozambique in 2011, and in San Jos , Costa Rica in February 2014. Previous workshops promoted cooperation between ENFORCEMENT authorities across national borders and facilitated the introduction of new monitoring technologies.

7 Each workshop has raised awareness of the importance of effective ENFORCEMENT of FISHERIES laws. Enhancing cooperation is a primary focus of the International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) Network with a special emphasis on collaboration with developing countries. The 5th gfetw . was highly successful in bringing together more than 200 participants from 55 countries, including MCS practitioners from 45 State governments, including 34 developing countries. One regional economic integration organization was represented, and MCS experts of four regional FISHERIES management organizations also participated in the workshop .

8 Intergovernmental organizations represented at the 5th gfetw included the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), INTERPOL, the Pacific Islands Forum FISHERIES Agency and the Indian Ocean Commission. The workshop was structured in sessions according to themes, including: Case studies of International and Regional Cooperation; MCS Partnerships, Sponsorship and Technical Assistance; Case Studies of the Utilization of MCS Tools in Indigenous Fishing Communities and Archipelago Nations; MCS. Capability and Capacity Building Activities; Preparation for Implementation of the Port State Measures Agreement; Successfully-introduced, Cost-effective MCS Tools; New MCS Technologies and Methodologies; 2nd Stop IUU Fishing Award contest; GLOBAL IUU Estimate: Study of IUU.

9 Studies; Development of an MCS IUU Risk Framework; FAO presentations on instruments to fight IUU fishing; and Data Analysis and Risk Assessment. vii Contents PREPARATION OF THE DOCUMENT .. vi ABSTRACT .. vii ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS .. xi INTRODUCTION .. 1. workshop Background .. 2. workshop Objectives .. 3. Participation and Agenda .. 4. OPENING SESSION .. 5 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: WORKING TOGETHER TO COMBAT IUU FISHING TO ENSURE. THE SUSTAINABILITY OF WORLD FISH STOCKS: THE ROLE OF COFI/FAO .. 8 SESSION 1: INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL MCS COOPERATION.

10 10. Key Lessons from CCAMLR's experience with IUU fishing: commitment and approach ..10. The GLOBAL Toolbox: A Case Study into Multinational Approaches to Southern Ocean No Place to Hide! ..13. An Integral Approach Against IUU Fishing: Operation Sparrow ..15. SESSION 2: MCS PARTNERSHIPS, SPONSORSHIPS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ..18. Regional Cooperation toward Combatting IUU Fishing in SE Asia ..18. Regional cooperation in the Western Indian Ocean ..19. Organizing Operational Coordination between EU Member States in relation to Atlantic Bluefin The Paper Fish: An Investigative Case Study into Multiagency Cooperation.