Malaysia's National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (Malaysia's NPOA-IUU).

This document outlines Malaysia’s National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (NPOA-IUU). It was developed in accordance with the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA-IUU) adopted in 2001 by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Malaysia is very concerned about the activities of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) that occurs within her national jurisdictions and on the high seas. IUU fishing results in widespread environmental, social and economic consequences. It adversely affects both the target and non-target species and the wider ecosystem. It can adversely impair the management efforts to achieve sustainable fisheries and can consequently lead to the collapse of a fishery. By distorting competition, IUU jeopardizes the economic survival of those who fish legitimately. Economically, IUU operation is at a lower cost and gains an unjust economic advantage over legitimate fishers. Thus, the impacts of IUU undermine international, regional and national efforts to effectively conserve and manage fish stocks and the impacts of fishing.