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Strengthening collective efforts to eradicate IUU fishing and ensure compliance. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is gearing up to effectively curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in […]
The EC has issued a ‘yellow card’ to Senegal, a notification of the need to step up actions in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. In the framework of […]
Launch of support in fight against IUU fishing in the Mediterranean. The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), in the context of the European Union funded e-FishMed project, has launched an […]
Major seafood buyers support US proposals to address IUU fishing and human rights violations in the South Pacific. Call for action by the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation at […]
SFPA update online guidance relating to IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated) Fishing requirements and obligations by industry. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has advised that it has updated its online […]
New report calls for collective action by APEC economies on combating IUU fishing. A new report is calling for collective action by the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economies and […]
EC gives Trinidad and Tobago ‘red card’ over IUU fishing. The European Commission has identified the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago as a non-cooperating country in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and […]
Recommendations to curb IUU fishing in EU market. The Market Advisory Council (MAC) and the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) delivered recommendations to the EU Member States and to the European Commission on the need for harmonisation of import […]
New members for IUU Fishing Action Alliance. The IUU Fishing Action Alliance (the Alliance), a coalition of Governments and leading organisations committed to ending IUU fishing, has announced the addition […]
Cameroon identified as ‘non-cooperating’ on IUU fishing. The European Commission has decided to identify Cameroon as a non-cooperating country in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, giving it a so-called ‘red card’. […]
Mediterranean countries unite to fight IUU fishing IUU fishing catches millions of tonnes of fish every year. It is estimated that IUU fishing accounts, on average, for about 20 percent […]
The Government of Canada says it is continuing its fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard said: […]
Vietnam fights IUU fishing in bid to remove EU yellow card. Vietnam has been taking various measures across its provinces in order to fight IUU fishing so that it can […]
EC urges Ecuador to fight IUU fishing The European Commission continues its action to fight illegal fishing worldwide by notifying the Republic of Ecuador that it needs to step up […]
Vietnam seafood sector commitment to end IUU fishing. After two years of EU’s warning of yellow card for Vietnam’s caught marine products, Vietnam’s marine product export to EU market has […]
Gambia receives training in fight against IUU fishing. Last week, 20 fisheries inspectors from the Republic of The Gambia received training in control techniques to fight and deter Illegal, unreported […]
EU Launches IUU Fishing Tool In the continued efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishery (IUU) globally, Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, will launch the […]
Good progress against IUU fishing in South Pacific. The 7th annual meeting of the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), hosted by the European Union in […]
EC publishes info guide on IUU fishing in a simple question and answer fact sheet, following the European Commission announcing this week that Thailand has successfully addressed the shortcomings in […]
Investigation reveals high levels of shark fishing in the North Pacific. Greenpeace investigators’ first-ever full-haul documentation has exposed widespread destructive fishing practices plaguing the North Pacific’s Emperor Seamounts, a unique […]
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