Source & 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.
Read MoreSource: Manila Bulletin Author: Madelaine B. Miraflor While the country continuously lose money on the weight of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is claiming it needs more budget moving forward in order to upgrade its assets used for monitoring.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Market Mogul Normally, it’s Chinese fishermen that make the headlines, as they sail farther and farther to trawl foreign waters after having depleted the seas closer to home. With its growing middle class hungry for seafood, China is certainly having the biggest impact on the world’s oceans – above all, off […]
Read MoreSource: The Nation Author: Pratch Rujivanarom Raft of vessel improvements proving costly for boat owners.
Read MoreSource & Author: Undercurrent News New technology and other improvements have been introduced in the Thai fishing fleet in an effort to get Thailand removed from the EU’s “watch list” for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, reports the Nation.
Read MoreSource: The Bahamas Weekly Author: Betty Vedrine The fisheries sector is ‘crucial’ — underpinning food security, nutritional requirements and livelihoods of many African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries, particularly Small Island Developing States. Secretary General of the ACP Group of Countries Dr. Patrick Gomes highlighted this fact at the 5th ACP Ministers in Charge of Fishing […]
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS.com Fishermen across the country staged a protest against the European Union (EU) on Thursday over its stringent regulations regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Thailand.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS.com The Government has implemented the plan in which the basic lines of action against illegal fishing are determined, coordinated between the General Secretariat of Fisheries and the Navy.
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