Mombasa declaration adopted by 16 countries at Our Ocean Conference 2026 in Kenya

Sixteen national governments from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific adopted the Mombasa Declaration at the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Kenya. The agreement commits to advancing global fisheries transparency and combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. It builds support for the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, which outlines ten policy principles. Signatory countries, including Belgium, Cameroon, Chile, and Ghana, will improve access to vessel data and strengthen accountability.