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<p>The UK Government has made no specific assessment of the economic cost to the UK
of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing either globally or in the West
Indian Ocean. IUU poses a threat to the economic livelihood for many countries with
consequences for the marine environment. The UK fulfils its IUU obligations to prevent
trade in illegally caught fish by prohibiting the import of fish from countries, identified
by the European Union, as not supporting sustainable fisheries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>In 2009, prior to the implementation of the regulation, the European Commission
commissioned an evaluation report on the expected impacts of the EU IUU Regulation
on third countries. This report aimed to help third countries and the EU access the
training requirements to implement this measure successfully, and is available at</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/sites/fisheries/files/docs/body/iuu_consequences_2009_en.pdf"
target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/sites/fisheries/files/docs/body/iuu_consequences_2009_en.pdf.</a></p><p>
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