Year: 2016

1 Sep
2016

Source: The Phnom Penh Post Author: Kali Kotoski The days of cocaine smuggling, illegal fishing and human trafficking using ships bearing the Cambodian flag appear to have come to an end as government officials claim that, as of today, all foreign-owned ships operating through Cambodia’s “flag of convenience” scheme must be stripped of their designation, and […]

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19 Aug
2016

Source: Virgin Unite Author: Steve Trent For over 15 years the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has worked to expose and resolve environmental destruction and associated human rights abuses.

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2 Aug
2016

Source & Author: NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries published a final rule establishing regulations to integrate the collection of trade documentation within the International Trade Data System, and requiring electronic information through a single automated portal. The effective date for implementation is September 20, 2016.

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25 Jul
2016

Source & Author: WWF NGOs urge significant improvements to EU system to prevent illegal fish imports from entering the market Detailed recommendations for how the European Union (EU) can eliminate existing weaknesses in its system to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing were published today by WWF and partner NGOs*.

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21 Jul
2016

Source & Author: The Pew Charitable Trust At panel, leaders highlight their role in EU carding system targeting illicit trade The European Union has made preventing illegally caught seafood from entering its market a priority for its international diplomacy, and many players in the seafood industry have engaged in the global effort. Industry representatives recently […]

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8 Jul
2016

Source & Author: BBC Chinese fishing vessels operate illegally off the coast of Guinea, depleting its fish population and destroying marine life. Despite the economic and social consequences of illegal fishing, the Guinean government has failed to police its waters because it doesn’t have money to operate surveillance equipment, as the BBC’s Tamasin Ford reports.

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