Topic: Protecting International Fisheries
Country: Chile
Delegate Name: Matt Hybels
School: Vicksburg High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Chile position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
In 2014 81.5 million pounds of fish where reported to the FAO, and over the past years there has been nothing but a gradual incline. As the country of Chile, we are the 7th largest producer of commercial fish in the world, bringing in almost 4.5 million each year. We are strongly apposed to anti-fishing regulations.
This being said, we do no tolerate the inaccuracy of data being reported. As a large player in commercial fishing, we take this at the utmost importance. The lack of sanctions on the fishing industry, is part of the problem. We need more regulation of the amount fish intake from these larger companies. They are the ones in the middle of the problem. They lie to the FAO, and get away with it. With only 86 million pounds of fish being reported, and a rough estimate of 130 million actual income of fish. This is ridiculous. We need to put a stop to this.
The other possible way to fix this without crippling the industry, is have harsher penalties for those caught telling lies to the FAO. The main issue with this is how to prove that are in fact not telling the truth. But we the country of Chile have a few ideas to solve this. This includes random weigh-ins, while they may inconvenience business, but that is a small price to pay to stop the extinction of the fish local to chile.
Chile's goals: To not kill of the fishing industry in Chile To stop the lies to the FAO To save the fish
