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North-East Atlantic fisheries face significant challenges in conservation and control. The 43rd annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) – which includes the European Union, representatives from Denmark […]
Countries unite to bolster efforts for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Last week, 20 countries and the European Union made significant strides towards enhancing the […]
Mission finds illegal harvesting of shark fins and ‘dark vessels’ in North Pacific. Recently, the fishery officers and crew of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Sir Wilfrid Laurier made a safe return […]
EU and Cabo Verde renew their sustainable fisheries partnership. The EU and Cabo Verde have signed a new protocol for the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) allowing access by EU vessels to […]
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 […]
Canadian-led mission to fight illegal fishing in the North Pacific. Fishery officers from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) successfully completed their first Canadian-led high seas patrol to detect and deter […]
MedFish4Ever Awards celebrate regional innovation in fisheries and aquaculture. The GFCM High-level conference on MedFish4Ever initiatives: Transformative actions to address new challenges offered a fitting occasion to recognise outstanding new […]
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 […]
Fisheries compliance officers from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, France, and the United States have detected nearly 40 alleged breaches of high seas rules during a major South Pacific patrol. Called […]
OceanMind selects Spire Global data to combat illegal fishing. Spire Global, Inc. a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was selected by OceanMind, a leader in marine […]
Seychelles signs SADC Charter for fisheries monitoring and control centre. Seychelles is set to partake in more regional cooperation in its fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing with […]
Marine scientists from UK and Belize discuss marine pollution. Scientists and leaders from across Belize came together at the Water Quality and Marine Pollution Workshop on 27th June 2023 in […]
930 mahi-mahi and squid artisanal vessels to operate legally in Peruvian waters after Peruvian Government issued a historic decree. In response to fishery stakeholders, the Peruvian Government issued a historic decree […]
Gender equality and equity in the Maldives. How IPNLF Maldives helps women fish processors turn fish into money. In the Maldives, traditional one-by-one tuna fishing is largely considered a male-dominated […]
New Falkland Islands fishery protection vessel. The next generation of Falkland Islands fisheries protection vessel aims increasingly to target Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated criminal activities in the island’s […]
Joint Advice on activity and impact of the Chinese distant water fleet. The Long Distance Fleet (LDAC) and Market (MAC) Advisory Councils of the EU have adopted a joint advice addressing […]
NAPA and the MSC unite. “This overfishing can’t go on” – NAPA and the MSC unite in calling for tangible action on sustainable management of pelagic stocks at the 2022 […]
Study maps risks of labour abuse and illegal fishing at world’s ports. A new study performed at Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University has identified the regions and ports at […]
Profits from illegal fishing can still enter EU – new report finds. The EU has addressed loopholes that previously allowed its fishing vessels to rapidly and frequently change flags to […]
At the Seafood Expo Global, members of the Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable’s IUU Prevention Group, supported by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), reviewed the status of squid fisheries around the […]
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