Marine fisheries are in crisis. One of the causes of this problem is the inability or unwillingness of some states to abide by the international rules binding them. No comprehensive and compulsory mechanism exists to review states’ compliance with these obligations. This is in stark contrast with the shipping field, where International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states are regularly audited: the respect of their obligations as flag, coastal, and port states is assessed by external and professional auditors through a detailed procedure. Transposing at least some features of the IMO Audit Scheme, such as comprehensiveness, regularity, predictability, and centralization to the review of compliance with fisheries-related obligations would be highly desirable. While there may be challenges ahead – in particular when it comes to a mandatory scheme – there does not appear to be insurmountable issues to developing a comprehensive audit in the fisheries field.

海洋渔业正处于危机之中。造成此问题的原因之一是某些国家无法或不愿意遵守约束它们的国际规则。没有全面和强制性的机制来审查各州对这些义务的遵守情况。这与航运领域形成鲜明对比，在航运领域，国际海事组织（IMO）成员国受到定期审核：外部，专业审核员通过详细程序评估其作为船旗国，沿海国和港口国的义务的尊重程度。转换IMO的至少某些功能非常需要审计计划，例如全面性，定期性，可预测性以及集中于审查与渔业有关的义务的遵守情况。尽管可能存在挑战，尤其是在强制性计划方面，但在渔业领域进行全面审核似乎没有不可克服的问题。