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Mombasa Declaration – Illegal Fishing Agreement
June 23 , 2026
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- The Mombasa Declaration was adopted by 15 countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Pacific to strengthen global efforts against illegal fishing.
- It was adopted at the 11th Our Ocean Conference held in Mombasa, Kenya.
- The declaration aims to curb illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that threatens marine ecosystems and livelihoods.
- It calls for better sharing of fishing vessel data, ownership details, and licensing information among countries.
- It supports the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency to improve fisheries governance through modernised registries and transparency reforms.
- The Our Ocean Conference, launched in 2014 by the United States of America (USA), is a global platform promoting sustainable ocean governance and marine conservation.
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