Panel discussions on the latest trends in IUU fishing, including perpetrators and its adverse impact

Event: The Threat of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean

UNITED STATES
Sunday, September 04, 2022, 16:00 (GMT + 9)

Panelists will discuss the latest trends in IUU fishing across Latin America and the Caribbean

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing poses a potentially enduring threat to the security and well-being of the United States and its neighbors across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The region suffers several negative impacts from IUU fishing, including billions of dollars in economic losses and environmental costs due to over-fishing. In addition, IUU fishing is associated with a number of other illicit criminal activities. The fishing industry has long been known for ties to human trafficking, especially forced labor by migrant workers, exorbitant recruitment and repatriation fees, onerous and unsafe living and working conditions, and other forms of abuse. Countries across the region struggle to combat IUU fishing due to limited capacity to defend their exclusive economic zones and fisheries, including a lack of the intelligence and mapping capabilities needed to monitor IUU fishing operations in their waters.

With a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State, CLALS has launched a one-year project to assess and analyze the impacts of IUU fishing and efforts to combat it by LAC states. This project will examine the scope of IUU fishing-related legislation and local law enforcement capacity to interdict IUU fishing across the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. It will also assess the extent and scope of crimes associated with IUU fishing activities and collect local anecdotes on the adverse impacts of IUU fishing in the region.

This project is a collaboration between CLALS and InSight Crime, a non-profit journalism and investigative organization based in Washington, DC and Medellín, Colombia, that specializes in organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. This initiative is led by AU School of International Service Associate Professor, Matthew Taylor, and InSight Crime Co-Director Steven Dudley.

Hybrid Panel: "The Threat of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean"

CLALS will be hosting a hybrid event on Friday, September 9 in the Butler Pavilion Board Room at American University. Panelists will discuss the latest trends in IUU fishing, including perpetrators and adverse impact across Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador. Speakers will include Cristina Cely, Director of One Health Ecuador; Philippe Le Billon, Professor at University of British Columbia's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs; Joshua Goodman, Latin America correspondent for The Associated Press; Milko Schvartzman, Ocean Policy Coordinator of Círculo de Políticos Ambientales NGO; Peter A. Murray, Advisor of Fisheries Management and Development at CRFM Secretariat; and Jorge Arturo Jiménez Ramón, Director General of MarViva Foundation. 

This is a free event hosted in partnership with InSight Crime that will be led in English and accessible via Facebook Live on the CLALS Facebook page. Advance registration is required. This webinar is part of the Center's project, Western Hemisphere Regional Illegal, Unreported, & Unregulated Fishing Assessment.

Friday, September 9, 2022 | 1:00-5:00 p.m. |Butler Pavilion Board Room 600

Please join the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) and Insight Crime for two panel discussions on the latest trends in IUU fishing, including perpetrators and its adverse impact across Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador.

Panelists:

• Cristina Cely, Director of One Health Ecuador
• Joshua Goodman, Latin America correspondent based in Miami, The Associated Press
• Milko Schvartzman, Ocean Policy Coordinator, Círculo de Políticas Ambientales NGO
• Peter A Murray, Advisor, Fisheries Management and Development, CRFM Secretariat
• Jorge Arturo Jimenez Ramon, Director General, MarViva Foundation
• Philippe Le Billon, Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

This event will also be broadcasted via Facebook Live from the Center's Facebook page. To tune in, please visit the Center's Facebook page at the start of the event.

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