2016 – Page 2 – IUU Watch

Year: 2016

8 Dec
2016

Obama Administration Announces Final Rule to Address Illegal Fishing and Seafood Fraud in United States

Source and Author: USA OCEANA Oceana Applauds Groundbreaking First Step towards Ensuring that All Seafood Sold in US is Safe, Legally Caught and Honestly Labeled

8 Dec
2016

WCPFC13: Not just IUU boats, follow the crew, say Pacific nations

Source & Author: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) WCPFC13, DENARAU, FIJI ISLANDS 8th Dec 2016—Pacific nations are initiating a watch list of vessel masters linked to the WCPFC IUU vessel blacklist. The move to strengthen tracking of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing vessels with another layer of information listing vessel masters, is hoping to […]

7 Dec
2016

The EU adopts a global fishing authorisation system

Source: EurActiv.com Author: Linnéa Engström Almost 60% of fish resources are at the limit of sustainability. The global fishing fleet is far too large to ensure sustainable fishing and the overall picture is alarming around the world, writes Linnéa Engström.

7 Dec
2016

Using big data to combat illegal fishing

Source: Ship Technology Author: Eva Grey The international community is desperately trying to crack down on illegal fishing and is increasingly harnessing the power of big data to achieve this. Given the valuable insight that can be gained from a ship’s location and activities at sea, could the world’s shipping fleets act as floating data […]

5 Dec
2016

European Parliament supports steps for transparency in EU fishing operations outside EU waters

Source & Author: Oceana Fishing activities of the European fleet outside EU waters represent 28% of total EU catches

5 Dec
2016

Vanuatu agrees to pay Vt18 million fine to avoid fisheries blacklisting

Source: Asia Pacific Report Author: Jane Usher Vanuatu has reached an agreement to pay a substantial fine to the Cooks Islands, after Rarotonga reported a Vanuatu-flagged fishing boat for possible blacklisting in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Vessel List.

5 Dec
2016

European Parliament supports steps for transparency in EU fishing operations outside EU waters

Source & Author: Oceana Fishing activities of the European fleet outside EU waters represent 28% of total EU catches

3 Dec
2016

Un informe sitúa a España como el país de la UE que más lucha contra la pesca ilegal

Source: Faro De Vigo Author: A.Amoedo ARVI recoge un estudio que certifica la aplicación eficiente del reglamento de Bruselas en la materia -Resalta su “sofisticado sistema informático”

2 Dec
2016

Belize-flagged ship hauled in for fishing violations in Somalia

Source: Stop Illegal Fishing Author: Isani Cayetano A shipping vessel tonight remains in the custody of the government of the African country of Somalia for illegal fishing activities. But what does the detention have to do with Belize?

1 Dec
2016

Panama Takes Critical Step in the Global Fight to End Illegal Fishing

Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts Author: Tony Long Panama now joins 36 other countries and the European Union in ratifying the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), an international treaty aimed at curbing illegal fishing. Each year, up to 26 million tons of fish are stolen from our seas. That translates into 1 in every 5 […]