Source & Author: European Commission – Fisheries On Monday, 5 June, the United Nations hosts the first high-level conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14) (Ocean Conference).
Read MoreSource & Author: Sustainable Brands Fifty of the world’s largest businesses, retailers and fishing companies from across the tuna supply chain have banded together to stamp out illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in their industry, protect the health of oceans and eliminate forced labor from fishing vessels.
Read MoreSource & Author: Jakarta Globe Indonesia and Norway have agreed to work together to combat fisheries crime, marine pollution and blue carbon, and to preserve the health of the world’s ocean.
Read MoreSource & Author: Awoko Newspaper Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday 1 June 2017, debated and ratified the Agreement on “Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing” in the country to yield more revenue dividends for Government and to conform to international best practices.
Read MoreSource: Bangkok Post Author: Apinya Wipatayotin Traceability will help consumers choose. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has stepped up cooperation with the Japanese government to fight Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing activity (IUU).
Read MoreSource & Author: Stimson In advance of the United Nations Oceans Conference in New York next week, the Stimson Center’s Environmental Security team is pleased to officially release our new illegal fishing database.
Read MoreSource & Author: United Nations News Centre A new agreement aimed at stopping rogue fishing practices represents the capstone of years of diplomatic effort to combat the scourge of illegal fishing, according to the United Nations agriculture agency.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Fish Site More efforts are needed if the EU is to have an effective fisheries control system in place, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors.
Read MoreSource & Author: United Nations News Centre For the first time since a United Nations-brokered treaty to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing went into force, the countries that endorsed it are meeting in Norway to discuss how to make it a success.
Read MoreSource: IUU Risk Intelligence Author: Pramod Ganapathiraju Policing the Open Seas report is the most comprehensive global evaluation of Fisheries Monitoring Control and Surveillance to date covering more than 80 countries.
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