CSIS Stephenson Ocean Security Project

Please join us next Wednesday, Jan 18 @CSIS for the fourth annual @CSISOceans Ocean Security Forum! csis.org/events/ocean-s…

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@SALTtrace has been instrumental in facilitating government and #seafoodindustry dialogue & generating solutions to support legal and sustainable fisheries. @CSIS HRI and @CSISOceans will discuss effectiveness and next steps this Friday! 📅9/15 ⏱️8:30 am 🔗bit.ly/3L2qFcY

llegal fishing is often intertwined with systemic #humanrights abuses and #labor law violations. Join our @martilane and @CSISOceans @saumweber to discuss how to make #seafoodindustry more #sustainable. 📅 9/15 ⏱️ 8:30 am 🔗 bit.ly/3L2qFcY

Please join us this Friday @CSISOceans for a discussion on how to build on work of @SALTtrace in promoting transparency and traceability at sea! This will be a great conversation in partnership with @CSISHumanRights @FishWiseOrg and @USAID - don't miss!

Join @CSIS HRI, @CSISOceans our partner @SALTtrace for the SALT Forum to reflect on progress made in tracing #seafood #supplychains and discuss how to move toward a more sustainable seafood industry and safer #labor practices. 📅 9/15 ⏱️ 8:30 am bit.ly/3L2qFcY

The @ForumSEC has released the Pacific Security Outlook Report 2022-23, forecasting critical regional security trends. It identifies climate change, natural disasters, gender violence, IUU fishing, cybercrime & TNOC as key areas of concern. Download ➡️bit.ly/3JP0Hd2

In the last ten years, governments in Southeast Asia have become increasingly aware of both the ecological threat IUU fishing presents as well as its correlation with other forms of transnational crime, writes @asmiatimalik: cs.is/3GpQKky

Liberia signs fishery MOU with Senegal "aimed at promoting and facilitating cooperation in fisheries inspection and related activities to ensure effective jurisdiction and control over flagged fishing and related ships of the..." PSMA liberianobserver.com/liberia-signs-…

If you weren't able to join us this morning for the @CSISOceans Forum you can watch the discussion here - thank you again to @NaturalistaAnne @RodSchoonover @GoodmanSherri @kakryc @NOAA DAS Burkette @SciDiplomacyUSA and RDML Burdian @USCG csis.org/events/ocean-s…

Tomorrow, January 18, @CSISOceans hosts the 2023 Ocean Security Forum, focusing on the theme of 'natural security' and the role that resilience, sustainability, and capacity building plays in fostering key U.S. partnerships. Watch/register here: csis.org/events/ocean-s…

Join us for the 2023 Ocean Security Forum on January 18th, hosted by @CSISOceans and featuring panels on U.S. "Natural Security" and the Maritime SAFE Act: cs.is/3k9uaDJ

Please join us next Wednesday, Jan 18 for the 4th @CSISOceans Ocean Security Forum! Guest speakers include @RodSchoonover @GoodmanSherri DAS Maxine Burkett @SciDiplomacyUSA @kakryc @NOAA and RDML Jo-Ann Burdian @USCG csis.org/events/ocean-s…

This news is great to hear! To bring together countries that rely on the Atlantic Ocean for their livelihoods is only a boost in the fight against IUU fishing. Together, we can start to tackle the crisis. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

IT'S GAME DAY! 🐠 "At Any Cost" is an original educational game designed by Jeremy Sepinsky & I for @CNA_org & @pewtrusts. Players learn the complex challenges of IUU fishing and learn that it is not a binary actors (good vs bad) -- but a spectrum of activities. @JuliaMcQuaid

In our fifth and final short report, @AU_CLALS and @InSightCrime lay out eight areas in which policies to address IUU fishing crimes can be improved in Latin America and the Caribbean. The first area is capacity building.

The second short report by @AU_CLALS and @InsightCrime explores the nexus between IUU fishing and organized crime in the LAC region.

"It is likely impossible to provide a single score metric that meaningfully captures all of the nuance and complexity of the global fisheries sector"

How did Uruguay, one of the most developed countries in South America, allow its main port to become associated with such nefarious practices? Read the full story here: insightcrime.org/investigations… #IUUFishingLatAm

The results of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission include new transshipment monitoring measures and committed to adopting an albacore harvesting strategy at next year's meeting.