The FishNET project
In 2017, the CCP launched a training package as part of the UNODC "FishNET" project, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The CCP component seeks to enhance awareness of how the containerized trade supply chain may be exploited in the context of crimes in the fisheries sector (CFS). Through specialized trainings focusing on a plethora of elements related to CFS and tailored to each region’s specific needs, the Programme brings together working-level officers from CCP Port Control Units, institutions involved in the fisheries sector and other relevant actors to discuss CFS in their respective countries. The overall aim is to raise awareness and improve inter-agency cooperation.
The training addresses a wide range of issues, including the impact of CFS, corruption, gender and law enforcement, and legal frameworks and policy, while introducing ContainerCOMM as an effective tool to collect, store, analyze and share data at the operational level. The result is an increase in information sharing and cooperation between the enforcement actors at the working level. By involving the private sector and non-governmental organizations in the workshops, the Programme also helps foster a stronger understanding amongst stakeholders on how to work collectively to address fisheries crime.
The CCP component of the FishNET project is currently implemented in 13 countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, West Africa and Eastern and Southern Africa.