IUU fishing

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Papua New Guinea’s Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery has attained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the country’s first small-scale fishery to achieve the standard.

25th October 2023

First for PNG as rock lobster fishery is certified sustainable

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new fisheries intelligence report has revealed that some Chinese vessels are exhibiting behaviour associated with spoofing and illegal fishing activities.

23rd October 2023

Fisheries intelligence stark warning over spoofing

23rd October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

New work in the Mediterranean in the fields of fishing technology and aquaculture research and in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing were recognised at an awards ceremony, held…

5th October 2023

Fisheries and aquaculture innovators receive MedFish4Ever awards

5th October 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Comprising anything between 900 and 3,000 vessels catching 3-4 million tonnes of fish, China’s distant water fleets (DWFs) represent serious competition and a challenge for the EU’s own distant-water fishing activities and…

2nd October 2023

Report: EU fishers being undermined by ‘unfair’ Chinese competition

2nd October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has identified the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and given it a so-called “red card” whereby all of its wild-caught…

26th September 2023

Trinidad and Tobago red-carded for illegal fish failings

26th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2023 Report to Congress identifies seven entities for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

5th September 2023

NOAA: IUU fishing still pillaging the oceans

5th September 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

While forecasting that global fisheries and aquaculture production will grow 12% over the 10-year period through to 2032 to reach 202 million tonnes, with the total volume produced for human consumption expected…

30th August 2023

Future fish production – a risky business?

30th August 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US President Joe Biden has elected not to issue an embargo on Mexican wildlife products despite the country being found in breach of a US law requiring federal action against countries found…

20th July 2023

United States holds off issuing Mexico trade ban

20th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s decision to launch an impact assessment that measures the effectiveness and contribution of EU rules against the practice of shark finning whilst also improving data relating to the import and…

7th July 2023

EC praised for shark fin trade stance

7th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

When Thai authorities prohibited the landing of more than $7 million worth of tuna from the South Korean fish carrier Sun Flower 7, they were working with data that came from New…

28th June 2023

Maritime intelligence identifies potential illegal fishing

28th June 2023