The EU IUU Fishing Coalition — The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Nature Conservancy, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF — are working together to promote EU leadership in improving global fisheries transparency and governance to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Committed to offering a broad spectrum of opinions and views from a variety of stakeholders on the issue of illegal fishing, how to stop it and secure the harmonised and effective implementation of the EU Regulation to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Members of the EU IUU Fishing Coalition, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF are working together to ensure that the EU’s engagement with Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and key partners leads to strong transparency and measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide. In a coalition report titled “Achieving transparency and combating IUU […]
Read MoreIn a significant move, the European Union (EU) issued a “red card” to Trinidad and Tobago on 25 September 2023 for “shortcomings” in its efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in its role as a port State. This decision is a wake-up call to the global community to address a grave and urgent concern […]
Read MoreThe United Nations estimates that up to 1 in every 5 fish caught comes from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. ‘Illegal’ means it breaks existing fishing laws, such as catching species a vessel doesn’t have permission to catch, or using banned fishing techniques. ‘Unreported’ refers to intentionally hiding catch from authorities, and ‘unregulated’ is […]
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