IUU fishing

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Electronic monitoring (EM) – a suite of cameras, sensors and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies installed on fishing vessels to track activity – is gaining traction. Governments, companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)…

18th November 2025

Connectivity-based solutions: how technology can keep the world’s largest fisheries on track

18th November 2025

OPINION

OPINION

When the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meets this December, it will have a vital opportunity to strengthen the management of the world’s most productive tuna fisheries — those that…

18th November 2025

OPINION: Securing the Pacific’s tuna future – ISSF issues priorities for WCPFC’s 22nd session

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Serious divisions over how to manage the Northeast Atlantic’s most important fish stocks left this year’s North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) meeting without agreement on scientifically grounded catch limits, prompting strong criticism…

18th November 2025

Warning of severe overfishing as NEAFC fails to agree on science-based limits

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Málaga has delivered progress on vessel transparency but leaves major enforcement gaps, according to the Med Sea Alliance and…

14th November 2025

Mediterranean fisheries transparency gains stalled

14th November 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Countries across the Mediterranean and Black Sea have taken new steps to strengthen sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, with delegates at the 48th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)…

11th November 2025

GFCM adopts new measures to strengthen sustainable fisheries and aquaculture as Ukraine joins as 24th member

11th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is warning UK seafood exporters to urgently review the EU’s expanded definition of processing, with new documentation rules taking effect from 10 January 2026.

10th November 2025

UK-caught fish facing new trade rules

10th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union’s failure to properly enforce its own fishing regulations is allowing seafood linked to illegal fishing, environmental destruction and human rights abuses to enter the market, according to a new…

30th October 2025

European Union failing to stop illegal seafood, warns IUU Fishing Coalition

30th October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The future of the jumbo squid fishery depends on stronger regional cooperation, science-based management and full traceability across the supply chain, say experts during this year’s CONXEMAR International Fair in Vigo, Spain.

23rd October 2025

Jumbo squid fishery under threat

23rd October 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New posters unveiled at Victoria and St James’ Park Underground stations in London are calling on the UK Government to take urgent action to stop seafood imports linked to illegal fishing, human…

21st October 2025

London Underground posters call on UK Govt to stop seafood ‘criminal catches’

21st October 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A powerful new collaboration among three ocean sustainability organisations is set to transform transparency in global tuna supply chains.

3rd October 2025

New alliance to boost transparency for tuna buyers

3rd October 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Hundreds of distant-water vessels are plundering squid populations in the Southwest Atlantic, driving a keystone species towards collapse and exposing workers to abuses, according to a new investigation and film from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

23rd September 2025

Squid supply chains come under fire in new exposé

23rd September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union has welcomed the long-anticipated entry into force of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.

17th September 2025

EU backs global fisheries agreement

17th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK’s Fisheries Administrations have launched a new campaign to prepare the nation’s seafood supply chain for upcoming changes to EU export rules.

8th September 2025

UK launches seafood export campaign

8th September 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

British consumers may be unwittingly purchasing seafood linked to illegal fishing practices and severe human rights abuses, according to a damning new report and film by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and…

5th September 2025

WATCH: UK seafood linked to slavery

5th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ghana’s president has given full assent to the country’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, a move hailed as a historic moment by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

28th August 2025

Ghana passes landmark fisheries law

28th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA), with technical support from a fisheries advisor funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has introduced enhanced port state measures (PSM)…

18th August 2025

Micronesia strengthens port checks to combat IUU fishing

18th August 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Argentina has deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, with Ambassador Gustavo Lunazzi presenting the country’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 22 July 2025.

24th July 2025

Argentina accepts WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies

24th July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence to shape a new EU strategy for fisheries external action, which it says is a key step towards more sustainable and globally responsible…

10th July 2025

Brussels calls for evidence to shape strategy on fisheries external action

10th July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPA) must urgently evolve to meet the European Union’s sustainability and human rights goals, warns a new report.

2nd July 2025

EU fisheries deals need reform, says IUU Fishing Coalition

2nd July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

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…

16th June 2025

Nations unite for ocean transparency

16th June 2025