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Mombasa Declaration

  • The Mombasa Declaration was adopted by 15 countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Pacific to step up efforts to combat illegal fishing.
  • The Mombasa Declaration, named after the Kenyan city hosting the 11th Our Ocean Conference, calls on governments to improve access to information on fishing vessels, ownership, and licensing, and to strengthen data sharing to better track fishing activities and enforce regulations. 
  • Out of the more than 30 countries represented in the summit, Belgium, Cameroon, Chile, the Dominican Republic, France, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and South Korea signed the agreement. 
  • It is intended to curb illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, also known as IUU fishing, which threatens marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on fisheries.
  • The declaration builds support for the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, a set of 10 policy principles aimed at improving governance through low-cost reforms, including modernizing vessel registries and publishing fishing authorizations

Our Ocean Conference

  • Launched in 2014 by the U.S. Department of State and former Secretary of State John Kerry, the Our Ocean Conference is a major international platform that unites governments, businesses, NGOs, and academic institutions to drive ocean-related action and ambition. 
  • The conference focuses on six critical areas: 
    • Marine protected areas.
    • Sustainable blue economy
    • Climate change
    • Maritime security
    • Sustainable fisheries
    • Marine pollution.

FAQs 

1. What is the Mombasa Declaration?

The Mombasa Declaration is an international declaration adopted by 15 countries to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing through improved fisheries transparency, vessel information, ownership details, licensing and data sharing.

2. Where was the Mombasa Declaration adopted?

The Mombasa Declaration was adopted at the 11th Our Ocean Conference held in Mombasa, Kenya.

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