Fifteen countries adopt the Mombasa declaration to step up efforts against illegal fishing, according to multiple reports. The agreement is described as involving states from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. The declaration is presented as a coordinated regional and international response to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, which experts say undermines fisheries and related economies. Reporting across the outlets cites estimates that illegal fishing costs the global economy up to $50 billion each year. The sources do not describe specific enforcement mechanisms in detail, but they frame the declaration as a political commitment to strengthen cooperation among participating countries. The Independent and ABC News highlight the economic scale of the problem, while the Washington Times emphasizes the broad geographic range of the signatories. The Winnipeg Free Press echoes the same development, though without additional details in the provided text.