Source & Author: European Commission Today, after 5 years of negotiations, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) agreed to establish a marine protected area (MPA) in the Ross Sea Region – the first major MPA in the history of the Antarctic.
Read MoreSource & Author: Victoria Mundy* On 25th October 2016, the European Parliament passed a resolution setting out concrete proposals to improve the uniformity and quality of fisheries controls across the European Union. The resolution emphasises the need for strengthened procedures and sanctions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and identifies significant disparities in the […]
Read MoreSource: The Jakarta Post Author: Fedina S. Sundaryani Twenty-one nations bordering the Indian Ocean, comprising African, Asian and Oceanic states as part of an international organization, now have guidelines for maritime safety and security and five other priorities.
Read MoreSource & Author: WhoFishesFAR Reflagging by EU fishing vessels – the need for stricter standards
Read MoreSource: Mail & Guardian Africa Author: Timothy Walker Maritime insecurity has a disastrous impact on economic development in Africa.
Read MoreSource: Stop Illegal Fishing Author: Sally Frankcom The Greek owned Belize flagged vessel Greko 1, on the run from Somali authorities, docked in Mombasa on 18th October 2016. The fugitive vessel had originally been denied port services at Mombasa in September 2016 but on this occasion, the Captain reported a sick crew member on-board and […]
Read MoreSource: FIS Author: The European Union Few issues demonstrate better the challenges that are at the centre of protecting the environment and supporting economic development, than the efforts to manage global fisheries. The overall picture remains alarming across the globe.
Read MoreSource & Author: EJF EJF’s Executive Director Steve Trent met with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan to discuss the reforms by the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to address IUU fishing and associated human trafficking and labour abuse.
Read MoreSource: The Maritime Executive Author: MarEx Alongside eight other internationally recognized NGOs, the U.K.-based charity Human Rights at Sea has made a submission to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, John Knox, regarding the continued exploitation of fisheries workers at sea.
Read MoreSource: Enasia Author: Emma Bryce Early in December 2012, a South Korean vessel called the Premier entered the Indian Ocean to fish. In West Africa, authorities knew that the boat had been fishing illegally in Liberian waters before it made its way to Africa’s other coast. That raised the ire of East African countries, which […]
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