Tag: IUU fishing
New collaboration establishes Joint Analytical Cell in major step forward for fisheries monitoring and enforcement. International organisations aim to transform global ocean governance by enabling access to data, technology and […]
Oceana invites companies to pull the plug on pirate fishing through new website and online tool. Oceana is launching a new website to inform companies that provide services to fishing […]
Blue Marine Foundation reply against Europêche statement. In a recent article published on the Fish Focus website, which can be found here, Europêche tuna group slammed the report accusing the […]
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 […]
Labour abuse and illegal fishing risks. Stanford-led study reveals extent of labour abuse and illegal fishing risks among fishing fleets. Monitoring the world’s fishing fleets for labour abuse and illegal […]
Insurer ends coverage for illegal fishing fleet in progressive step. Insurance company Hydor has ended its contract with a fleet of vessels that were discovered fishing illegally across the Atlantic […]
EU scheme to tackle illegal fishing delivering results. The EU’s ‘carding scheme’ – which warns and potentially sanctions non-EU countries that fail to cooperate in the fight against illegal, unreported […]
Tackling challenges of global seafood traceability programmes. Practitioners, technical experts, and fisheries officials from across the globe met to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the design, management, and implementation […]
NOAA to consider broadening Seafood Import Monitoring Programme. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has submitted a report to Congress on the development of a priority list of species for consideration under […]
EU proposes ambitious initiatives for ocean protection. The European Commission has presented ambitious initiatives to promote a cleaner, healthier and safer ocean, as part of the EU’s contribution to the […]
Ecuador to announce creation of Hermandad Marine Reserve off Galapagos. An article fom Mongabay news website. “Ecuador is proud to announce the creation of the Hermandad Marine Reserve in the […]
Age of Union Alliance makes $4.5m donation to Sea Shepherd. Age of Union Alliance, led by tech leader and environmental activist Dax Dasilva, has announced a $4.5 million donation to […]
USA wins new conservation measures for Pacific tuna. Tropical tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean gained renewed protections and science-based catch levels under resolutions advocated by the United States. They […]
EC adopts new strategy for Mediterranean and Black Sea. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has adopted its new 2030 Strategy for the Mediterranean and Black Sea at the […]
Concrete steps taken against ghost nets in Mediterranean and Black Sea. While the international community zeroed in on the critical importance of the environment for our future at the COP26, […]
SeaBos members ramp up efforts to transform the seafood sector. Supplied by Amod Ashok Salgaonkar SeaBOS members agreed during its annual CEO meeting to continue activities designed to eliminate Illegal, […]
Oceana calls on WTO member states to curb harmful fisheries subsidies that facilitate overexploitation and unsustainable distant water fishing. Oceana released a new report showing evidence that the world’s top […]
Belize commits to greater fishing transparency. The Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit (BHSFU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to make its vessel tracking data publicly available through the […]
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 […]
EC leading the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing issues Republic of Ghana with yellow card. The Commission, leading the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide, […]
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