•        Fisheries have emerged as a crucial resource for achieving food security since they are a vital source of food, employment, recreation, trade, and economic well-being for people all over the world. •        However, one in five fish captured comes from IUU (illegal, unreported, and unregulated) fishing methods. •        The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) claims that IUU fishing practises cause the loss of 11–26 million tonnes of fish annually, at an estimated economic value of US$10–23 billion. •        Target 4 of Sustainable Development Goal 14 particularly calls on the international community to control harvesting and end IUU fishing to mitigate this loss. •        In 2009, the FAO Conference adopted the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, which was enforced on 5th June, 2016. •        In observance of this, The UN General Assembly designated June 5 as the "International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing" in December 2017 and declared 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture.