International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network for Fisheries-related Activities

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

IUU, or illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, is recognized as a major threat to the long term sustainability of the world's fisheries.
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The role of the International MCS Network

The International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network is a non-profit and informal network of members, not bound by treaty, established to facilitate bilateral and multilateral cooperation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated activities.
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The Fourth GFETW
 

The Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop is a biannual conference organized to improve and enhance capacity and communications of MCS professionals from around the world.
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The International Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (IMCS) Network aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of fisheries-related MCS activities through enhanced cooperation, coordination, information collection and exchange among national organizations/institutions responsible for fisheries-related MCS.