Nations unite for ocean transparency
2025-06-16T12:01:00
Senior ministers from France, Ghana, Maldives, Liberia, Panama and the European Commission have pledged strong support for transparency in beneficial ownership of fishing vessels, during an event hosted by the Environmental Justice Foundation at the UN Ocean Conference
The move is seen as a pivotal step toward ending illegal fishing, forced labour and trans-national crime at sea, activities often shielded by opaque ownership structures and shell companies.