Source & Author: Journal du Cameroun Thirteen Senegalese fishermen were Friday expelled from Mauritania for illegal fishing, a source said on Saturday in Nouakchott.The 13 were arrested in Nouadhibou, the economic capital, over the last few days, while fishing without any permit, the source said.
Read MoreSource & Author: Jamaica Observer Fisheries and Aquaculture ministers from the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have agreed on measures aimed at accelerating the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as well as address the issue of fisheries subsidies at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Read MoreSource & Author: Our Ocean 2017 In the last few decades, science has revealed the widespread deterioration of the marine environment and its resources, something long witnessed by coastal populations.
Read MoreSource & Author: UNCTAD With just 10 weeks until a World Trade Organization summit in Argentina, there is a risk that no global agreement will be made to address the issue of overfishing, an UNCTAD official has told a public meeting at the international body’s Geneva base.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS The VietNam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) Marine Product Committee and Vietnamese seafood processors and exporters have promised to implement the EU’s demands on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the national action plan to combat it.
Read MoreSource: Pattaya Mail Author: Keng Na Songkhla A top Royal Thai Police official instructed his colleagues from 11 provinces on how to use an online database to combat illegal practices and human trafficking in the fishing industry.
Read MoreSource & Author: ANTARA News The Ghanaian government has declared a “red alert” in all forms of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing methods in Ghana, by an executive fiat.
Read MoreSource & Author: Stop Illegal Fishing A new report from Stop Illegal Fishing takes a look at the work of the FISH-i Africa Task Force and focuses attention on the actions and cooperation that are still needed to tackle illegal fishing in the Western Indian Ocean.
Read MoreSource & Author: Việt Nam News The VASEP (Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers) Marine Product Committee and Vietnamese seafood processors and exporters on September 25 promised to implement the EU’s demands on fighting IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing and the national action plan to combat IUU fishing.
Read MoreSource: Marine Link Author: Aiswarya Lakshmi Once technical standards have been developed by IMO and adopted into national laws, the next step is implementation on board ships.
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