Source: House of Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has announced that it will trigger the procedure for withdrawal from the European Union (EU or Union) in March this year.
Read MoreSource: The Liberian Observer Author: Gloria T. Tamba The Minister of Defense, Brownie Samukai, has disclosed the arrest of a Senegalese vessel by the Liberian Coast Guard. The vessel, according to Samukai, has been fishing in violation on Liberia’s coast on the Atlantic Ocean.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS.com Thailand hopes its status will be upgraded in the annual United States Trafficking in Persons report (TIP), as it has intensified prosecutions for human trafficking.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS Illegal seafood catches are still entering EU because the cross-checking of paper import documents is not possible, a new research reveals.
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Author: Kyle G Brown Decisive vote for legislative overhaul could deter illegal commercial operations in African waters that threaten the livelihoods of local fishing communities.
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana The EU has one of the largest fishing fleets operating around the world and its activities represent 28% of total EU catches.
Read MoreSource: European Parliament News The new regulation which would clarify the authorisation procedure of EU vessels fishing outside the EU and extend the licensing system to include also private agreements between EU companies and third countries, was backed by the plenary on Thursday. Parliament will now enter into negotiations with the Council in order to […]
Read MoreSource: Stop Illegal Fishing Author: Sally Frankcom Greek authorities are currently investigating a potential fraud related to two vessels reported as scrapped in 2013 under an EU fishing vessel decommissioning scheme.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS As part of the measures to address illegal fishing, the Royal Thai Navy launched an operation on Monday to inspect 160 fishing piers in six provinces along the Andaman coast.
Read MoreSource & Author: MercoPress Spanish Justices found that national law is insufficient to pin a crime on persons when acts are committed in a place where those acts are not a criminal offence.
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