UN/FLUX standard

Overfishing and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) negatively impact sustainable fisheries, livelihoods, and world fish stocks. In 2016, illicit fishing accounted for a staggering 25% of fish of the annual ocean harvest, and was valued at up to $23 billion, which is lost each year to legitimate fishers. Additionally, such practices threaten local biodiversity and food security in many countries. An essential step for an effective management of fish resources is the timely acquisition of information on vessels, stocks and catches as well as the exchange of such information between stakeholders.

Our Focus

To address this, UNECE had a dedicated Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries whose aim was to promote, facilitate and support the implementation of sustainable fisheries standards on a global scale, and particularly the Fisheries Language for Universal Exchange (UN/FLUX). In 2021 UNECE broadened the focus of the Team of Specialists (ToS) on Sustainable Fisheries to Environmental, Social and Governance traceability of sustainable value chains in the circular economy.

Standard

You can find below an overview of the UN/FLUX Standard.
The UN/CEFACT FLUX Standard version 1.0 version 1.1

Key Documents

Here you may find documents relating to the Team's work, mandate, and outputs

Overview of Activities Related to the Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries in 2020 ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/22
Revised Mandate and Terms of Reference ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/16/Rev.2
Progress report on the Programme of Work: 2018-2019 - ToSSF/2019/INF.2
Report of the 2nd session of the ToSSF - ToSSF/2019/1
Programme of Work - ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2018/22
Report of the 1st Meeting of the ToS on SF - ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2018/21
Guidance on UN/CEFACT FLUX (see chapter 7) - ECE/TRADE/428
Mandate and Terms of Reference - ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/16/Rev.1
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Briefing Note on UN/CEFACT FLUX and SDG14 - ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2016/18
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Case Stories

The Team of Specialists has developed a template to develop case studies of individual countries’ experience implementing UN/FLUX, to share experiences and lessons learned. Please find here the template, as well as country experiences.

Template for the development of case studies on UN/FLUX implementation
Case Studies by:
- Spain
- Thailand

Events

Here you may find links to previous meetings; by clicking on the meeting's link you can access related documents, such as agendas and reports.

34^th UN/CEFACT Forum, 28 October - November 2019

Report & Presentations: Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries, 29 October 2019
3^rd Oceans Forum, 10 September 2019
Report
33^rd UN/CEFACT Forum, 1 - 5 April 2019
Agenda: Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries, 2 April 2019
World Wildlife Day 2019 Celebration in Geneva, 1 March 2019

Third Session - Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries
4 February 2020

Second Session – Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries

31 January - 1 February 2019
UN/CEFACT Forum, Hangzhou, China
14 - 19 October 2018
2^ndOceans Forum on Trade-related Aspects of SDG 14
16 - 17 July 2018
Press Release issued by UNECE
31^st UN/CEFACT Forum
23 - 27 April 2018
First Session - Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries
29 - 30 January 2018

Communications Materials

Here you may find materials used during the promotion and communication around UN/FLUX.