Source & Author: FishNewsEU A number of NGOs have welcomed the EU’s decision to fight illegal fishing through a vessel numbering scheme that will affect up to 8,205 European vessels.
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25 Jan
2016
2016
Month: January 2016
21 Jan
2016
2016
Source & Author: Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana and WWF Today, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana and WWF welcomed a new European Commission requirement that all EU fishing vessels, and foreign vessels fishing in EU waters, need to have unique vessel numbers from construction to disposal. The move will affect up to 8,205 European vessels. […]
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14 Jan
2016
2016
Source: Reuters Author: Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand delivered a progress report on Thursday on efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing in a last-ditch attempt to show progress made ahead of a visit by EU officials next week.
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8 Jan
2016
2016
Source: House of the Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello A few locals in Phuket gave me their views on the fishing vessel lockdown, in place following the moratorium imposed by the Ministry of Fisheries. This and other measures that the Thai fishing industry has had to implement have been largely prompted by an official warning by the […]
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7 Jan
2016
2016
Source & Author: Pew Charitable Trust Mauritius has ratified the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the international treaty designed to prevent illegally caught fish from entering the market through legitimate fishing ports. An island nation in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius joins Seychelles, Gabon, Mozambique, and Somalia to become the fifth African nation to sign on […]
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5 Jan
2016
2016
Source: The Guardian Author: Karl Mathiesen A new initiative is arming coastguards with satellite intelligence that allows them to target their search for pirate fishing vessels in remote marine areas.
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