Source: Reuters Author & Source: Katie Nguyen and Alisa Tang * Eight arrested over trafficking in Thai fisheries industry * Investigation continues amid claims of violence, intimidation * Calls mount for more action to clean up industry
Read MoreSource & Author: EJF An EJF investigation has uncovered a sophisticated system of slavery and severe human rights abuses aboard “pirate” fishing vessels operating from the Thai fishing port of Kantang. The new report, Thailand’s Seafood Slaves, lays out detailed evidence of the abuses and names those responsible.
Read MoreSource: House of Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello Note: This blog post was first published on Swiss Re Open Minds. As the World Bank points out, the oceans have a vast potential to unlock sustainable development, being also a key factor in the regulation of the Earth’s climate systems. The ocean feeds and provides work security for […]
Read MoreSource & Author: EJF & BRC Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing recognised by the UN as a global issue Estimated to cost global economy US$10 – 23.5 billion annually Industry and NGOs say compliance, traceability and communication vital to tackling problem
Read MoreSource & Author: The Pew Charitable Trust Even illicitly caught fish comes to market through ports. That’s where to catch the bad guys.
Read MoreSource: New York Times Author: Ian Urbina The seafood industry in Thailand suffers from widespread labor and human rights abuses, exposing virtually all American and European companies that buy seafood from there to the “endemic risk” of having these problems as part of their supply chain, according to a report released on Monday by the […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Efe El secretario general de Pesca, Andrés Hermida, reveló la semana pasada que la operación Sparrowcontra la pesca ilegal, en la que el Ministerio de Agricultura investigó a varias empresas (entre ellas gallegas) y marineros por su presunta vinculación con actividades irregulares, se resolverá en los próximos días y el expediente fijará […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Pew Charitable Trusts In our modern age, groups ranging from government authorities, retailers or suppliers to meteorologists and farmers use technology to track people, objects, weather and produce, and more as they move from one place to another. In many cases, such as when national security or human lives are at stake, […]
Read MoreSource & Author: NT News HOBART: A notorious black-listed fishing vessel which slipped out of a Thai port two months ago is believed to be plotting another illegal hunt in the Southern Ocean.
Read MoreSource & Arthor: FIS Worldnews With President Barack Obama’s signature, bill HR 774, on the illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing enforcement act has become law in the United States.
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