The fourth meeting of the Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, was held virtually from 8 to 9 September 2020. The Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (RWG-IUU) Fishing is a joint working group of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), and Organization for Fisheries and Aquaculture of Central America (OSPESCA). At the meeting, the attendants provided updates on the implementation of the RWG-IUU work plan for 2019–2020 and their efforts in implementing the relevant recommendations that were endorsed at the 17th Session of WECAFC in July 2019. Participants were also informed of the developments at the global and regional levels in the implementation of the Port States Measures Agreement (PSMA) and complementing instruments. La cuarta reunión (virtual) del Grupo de trabajo regional sobre la pesca ilegal, no declarada y no reglamentada (pesca INDNR), tuvo lugar del 8 al 9 de septiembre de 2020. El Grupo de trabajo regional sobre la pesca ilegal, no declarada y no reglamentada (GTR-INDNR) es un grupo conjunto de la Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental (COPACO), el Mecanismo Regional de Pesca del Caribe (CRFM) y la Organización del Sector Pesquero y Acuícola del Istmo Centroamericano (OSPESCA). En la reunión, los asistentes proporcionaron información actualizada sobre la aplicación del plan de trabajo del GTR-INDNR para 2019-2020 y sus esfuerzos en implementar las recomendaciones pertinentes que fueron aprobadas en la decimoséptima sesión de la COPACO en julio de 2019.

During the technical meeting, fishing vessel marking and identification and the establishment of regional IUU vessel lists were approved to facilitate the work of inspectors and other officials in identifying unauthorized crafts.