The EU will encourage the ratification of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement on the safety of fishing vessels at the Ministerial Conference on Safe and Legal Fishing, organised by Spain and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in Torremolinos from 21 to 23 October.
This agreement will contribute to improving ocean governance by putting in place basic international safety requirements for fishing vessels. It will also help to counter illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.
The...