VISION
A world where illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing faces real consequences - where detection leads to meaningful action, and where coastal States have the tools, intelligence, policies and partnerships to protect their waters and safeguard the communities who depend on them.
Kimberly Jeffries - Ocean Image Bank
MISSION
By 2027, the JAC will be a globally recognised and trusted coalition providing a single, coherent source of analytical and operational support for governments and regional bodies working to strengthen their monitoring, control, surveillance(MCS) and enforcement systems. The JAC delivers reliable intelligence and supports policy alignment that reinforce deterrence, improve fisheries compliance, and enable credible action against IUU fishing.
This mission is realised through deeper regional and national cooperation, where sustained engagement, shared intelligence, coordinated enforcement, and transparent policy limit the space for IUU operators to act with impunity.
How We Work
The JAC operates through three integrated areas of expertise, connected through a shared analytical core.
1. High quality analysis
JAC provides reliable, high-quality analytical support through its analysts, who integrate and interpret data from multiple sources to produce actionable intelligence products that support investigation, verification, and operational planning.
2. Data and technology
JAC ensures the technological and data foundations needed for effective intelligence work, including interoperable tools, secure data sources, vessel information systems, and automated analytics that strengthen monitoring, detection, and verification.
3. Building operational capacity
JAC works directly with national and regional authorities to strengthen operational capacity through casework, mentoring, risk assessments, due diligence, inspection support, and evidence development, all aligned with national priorities and operational workflows.
Kimberly Jeffries - Ocean Image Bank
Our Values
Trust
The JAC operates with openness, mutual respect, and shared credit. It builds trust by being consistent, reliable, and collaborative in how it engages with national and regional partners.
Partnerships
The JAC works in close collaboration with national and regional institutions, strengthening existing systems and filling analytical or coordination gaps without duplicating established mandates.
Responsiveness
The JAC aligns its support with clearly defined priorities from national and regional authorities, adapting its work to partner-led needs and mandates.
Learning and innovation
The JAC commits to continuous improvement - drawing on partner feedback, lessons learned, and emerging risks to refine approaches and adopt more effective, innovative methods.
Impact
The JAC is purpose-driven, producing practical and actionable outputs that help strengthen national capability, support compliance action, and improve ocean governance.
Transparency
The JAC supports greater visibility of fishing activity at sea in ways that enhance accountability and informed decision-making, while fully respecting legal processes, operational sensitivity, and national sovereignty.
Confidentiality
The JAC protects sensitive information with strict data security and responsible information practices. Safeguarding operational details and national interests is a core part of how it works.
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Strategic approach
Quality over breadth
The JAC concentrates on a small number of priority regions where deeper engagement can strengthen compliance approaches, build trust, and produce lessons that can be adapted and replicated where demand exists.
Scalable, staged expansion
Our growth is deliberate: pilot in one region, refine through evidence and learning, demonstrate impact, and expand selectively through time-bound support that avoids overstretch.
Sustained engagement where needed
Because IUU operators adapt quickly, the JAC maintains sustained engagement where longer-term support is requested and essential. Elsewhere, assistance is targeted and time-limited to keep resources focused and effective.
Agility
The JAC core group is composed of its member organisations. It remains intentionally small and agile, bringing in new partners only when they add clearly defined, necessary capabilities.
A lean governance model provides clarity and coordination without creating unnecessary bureaucracy, ensuring rapid and effective decision-making.
Strategic, integrated support across regions
JAC support provides governments and regional bodies with a single, coherent entry point, reducing fragmentation and avoiding duplication in the MCS landscape.
