IUU fishing

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With officials from Mediterranean countries gathering for the latest General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) annual session in Croatia (6-10 November 2023), NGOs are urging the adoption of a system of…

6th November 2023

Call for increased Med fisheries conservation

6th November 2023

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

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Japan is the world’s third largest seafood importer after the US and the EU, and home to the world’s largest seafood market, Toyosu, in Tokyo. For centuries, seafood has been intricately linked…

23rd June 2023

Japan’s latest step against illegal seafood

23rd June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In response to fishery stakeholders, the Peruvian government has issued a historic decree to enable fisher registration by cooperatives in the mahi-mahi and jumbo flying squid fisheries, two of the most globally…

16th June 2023

Peru gives crucial support to artisanal fishers

16th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has advised that Mexico has failed to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, diminishing the effectiveness of an international wildlife treaty. 

31st May 2023

Washington warns Mexico over illegal fishing

31st May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

On behalf of the European Union, the European Council has adopted the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which includes substantial limitations on subsidising unsustainable fishing.

30th May 2023

EU joins WTO fisheries subsidies agreement

30th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Parties to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) have agreed to strengthen efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by extending vessel inspections, exchanging…

16th May 2023

New global push to tackle IUU fishing

16th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The southwest Indian Ocean is missing out on much as US$142.8 million in income due to the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing of shrimp and tuna, according to a new WWF report.

9th May 2023

WWF: IUU costing Indian Ocean millions

9th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Commission and European Union member state advisors, the Market Advisory Council (MAC) and the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) have underlined the need for harmonisation of import controls to prevent products…

2nd May 2023

EU given new anti-IUU import advice

2nd May 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood linked to human rights abuses, illegal fishing and the destruction of marine ecosystems could be ending up in the Korean market, according to a new investigation from the Environmental Justice Foundation…

19th April 2023

Report: Korea exposed to high-risk seafood

19th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A form of illegal bottom trawling is causing severe environmental and economic damage to the Gulf of Gabès in Tunisia, according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and…

7th April 2023

Report: Kiss trawling destroying livelihoods

7th April 2023