International Treaties
Adoption of Key International Treaties
Our work around the adoption of key international treaties and their implementation in priority countries focuses on an end-goal of strengthening the legal framework for countering IUU and labor abuse in the fisheries sector at international and national levels, including accountability, remedy, and deterrence for violations.
International Treaty Reports
To Provide Adequate Protection of Fishers’ Labour and Human Rights on Board Fishing Vessels
Study (Part 1)
On behalf of the Fisheries Governance Project
January 2022
This study aims to assess key instruments underpinning global fisheries governance and related instruments with a view to identifying gaps and opportunities to ensure adequate protection of fishers’ labour and human rights on vessels.To Provide Adequate Protection of Fishers’ Labour and Human Rights on Board Fishing Vessels
Country Study (Part 2)
On behalf of the Fisheries Governance Project
March 2022
This report complements the study undertaken in 2021 (part 1). It provides a brief overview of the fisheries sector in seven selected countries across the world, namely China, Marshall Islands, Peru, Senegal, Seychelles, Spain, and Vietnam. It provides basic information on the fisheries sector, a mapping of key treaty ratification, an assessment of implementation of key instruments through a brief review of the national policy and legal framework, and a mapping of key initiatives supporting implementation of key instruments.
Three Interconnected Pillars
FGP focuses on three contributing factors that play a critical role in improving governance of environmental sustainability and labor rights in marine fisheries.
FGP’s International Treaties working group is focused on the adoption of key international treaties and their implementation.