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SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Cameroon has been identified by the European Commission as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and has been issued with a so-called “red card”.

9th January 2023

EU red cards Cameroon

9th January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishery officers in Canada have uncovered 25 serious violations of fisheries management measures as part of their work to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the North Pacific.

16th November 2022

IUU detection success

16th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with the United Nations body noting that 100 states have now signed…

8th November 2022

IUU – a new milestone

8th November 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

While measures exist to keep illegal fishing in place, it’s still all too easy for illegally fished products to reach European consumers

27th October 2022

Slipping through the net

27th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As part of its efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched Por La Pesca, a new public-private partnership to support artisanal fishing in both Ecuador and Peru.

14th October 2022

Ecuador, Peru fishing boost

14th October 2022

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Investing just 1% of sales in traceability could increase the seafood industry’s profitability by 60% to a total US$122 billion, according to a new report compiled by non-profit financial think tank firm…

7th October 2022

Follow that fish

7th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seven seafood industry and seven non-government organisations have declared their support of a call made by The Pew Charitable Trusts to the member states of the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of…

7th September 2022

Fisher safety unites industry

7th September 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A fleet of vessels that have been fishing illegally across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans have been struck off Oman’s registry.

21st July 2022

Oman revokes fleet

21st July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The new National Security Memorandum (NSM) issued by US President Joe Biden to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related harmful fishing practices is a step in the right direction…

30th June 2022

Biden IUU plan ‘not enough’

30th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

US President Joe Biden has signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related harmful fishing practices.

29th June 2022

Biden moves on IUU fishing

29th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A lack of transparency in China’s distant water fleet is enabling extensive illegal fishing around the world, according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

20th June 2022

China ‘rampantly’ overfishing

20th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A landmark agreement that limits harmful fisheries subsidies has been agreed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

20th June 2022

Fishery subsidy crackdown

20th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A fleet of tuna fishing vessels with a history of illegal activity has been blacklisted in the Indian Ocean by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).

25th May 2022

Illegal fleet blacklisted

25th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Norwegian insurance company Hydor has ended its contract with a fleet of vessels that were discovered fishing illegally across the Atlantic by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

23rd March 2022

Insurer ends IUU fleet cover

23rd March 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

To raise the level of transparency with regards to the marine ingredients that it uses in its aquafeeds throughout the world, Skretting and sister-company Nutreco have developed a new responsible sourcing policy.

10th March 2022

Skretting feed transparency

10th March 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Canadian fishery officers have now completed their involvement in Operation North Pacific Guard, an annual international law enforcement operation in the high seas of the North Pacific with Canada’s counterparts from the…

5th November 2021

Canada wraps up Operation North Pacific Guard

5th November 2021

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Solomon Islands’ efforts to combat illegal fishing are enhanced thanks to new body camera technology supplied to RSIPF Maritime Division by FFA.

26th October 2021

Technology enhances anti-IUU efforts

26th October 2021