![](https://fishfocus.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fish-focus-ad-1500x180px.jpg")
Canada takes fight against illegal fishing to outer space. It is estimated that IUU fishing accounts for about 30 per cent of all fishing activity worldwide, representing up to 26 […]
Leading global brands launch new traceability standards. The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST)—a major industry forum involving more than five dozen companies worldwide from across the seafood supply chain—has […]
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 […]
Endangered porpoise and rampant fishing in biosphere reserve. Sea Shepherd ship M/V Farley Mowat and Museo de la Ballena research vessel Narval encounter dozens of skiffs fishing with prohibited gillnets […]
Zero tolerance for fishing in NZ closed areas. New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says zero tolerance will be given to people who fish in areas that have been […]
Massive illegal haul of flounder and oysters shocks NZ fishery officers. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in New Zealand says it is “disappointed” by the scale of an illegal […]
No safe haven for illegal fishing with Canada’s ratification of the Port State Measures Agreement. Every year, an estimated 26 million tonnes of caught fish is unaccounted for. This […]
New equipment to help combat illegal fishing. Funding has helped secure new specialist equipment to boost fisheries enforcement patrols in East Anglia. The new kit, which cost over £15,000, consists […]
EU lifts Taiwan’s yellow card following reforms. The EU has recognised Taiwan’s reforms put in place during the last three and a half years to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated […]
SFF throws support behind Scottish Government on Rockall dispute. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has thrown its support behind moves by the Scottish Government’s robust stance on Rockall where Irish […]
Illegal shellfish haul taken in New Zealand. Two men are likely to face court action after being found in possession of 3,526 pipi (a type of bivalve mollusc) taken from […]
NGOs call for an end to fisheries subsidies. BLOOM and 58 other international NGOs have written to the World Trade Organisation calling on their members to respect their engagement […]
Seafood mislabelling rife in South Korea. Following reports of mislabelled seafood in South Korean markets, Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) conducted the first comprehensive DNA test to determine the size of […]
West African joint fisheries surveillance – In the framework of the EU cooperation PESCAO project, a joint fisheries surveillance operation to detect illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has just been […]
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 lifts yellow card from Thailand. The European Commission has delisted Thailand from the group of “warned countries” in recognition of its progress in tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. […]
Global Fishing Watch and US Coast Guard collaboration on illegal fishing. Washington, D.C. 11 December 2018 – Global Fishing Watch is teaming up with the United States Coast Guard Research […]
Fish Focus is an online communications, marketing, news and information platform offering a wide range of services for the seafood sector covering all aspects of aquaculture, commercial fishing, seafood processing and the route to market. Follow us on social media platforms for Fish Focus, Aquaculture Focus and Seafood Focus.
