Source: SeafoodSource The Organization of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC) – which is responsible for catching 8 percent of the world’s global haul of tuna annually – has signed the United Nations’ Sustainable Ocean Principles, which call for the adoption of sustainable and socially responsible policies. Read more
Read MoreSource: New Food Magazine A recent FAO report has highlighted sustainable aquaculture development and effective fisheries management as crucial to ensuring future food and nutritional security. Worldwide per capita fish consumption has reached a new record of 20.5 kilograms per year and is poised to increase further in the decade ahead, according to the Food […]
Read MoreA trawler owned by a Chinese distant-water fishing firm has been impounded by Ghanaian authorities for a second time for breaking the country’s fisheries laws. Source: SeafoodSource Read more
Read MoreSource: Oceana On the occasion of World Oceans Day, Oceana is calling to innovate differently in order to help the ocean recover its past abundance. Oceana highlights that technology alone will not save the ocean, and that Nature can be the greatest innovator by building healthy, resilient marine ecosystems to counteract negative human impacts. The […]
Read MoreSource: The Maritime Executive On World Oceans Day, leaders from government and civil society issued a call to pay special attention to the world’s oceans as the world bounces back from the COVID-19 pandemic. With a substantial portion of the global economy paused by shutdowns, companies and regulators alike see the potential for reshaping commerce […]
Read MoreTo mark the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, the EU IUU Coalition has released recommendations for new measures to be adopted by four key Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) in order to increase transparency and tackle IUU fishing globally. RFMOs play a vital role in the conservation and […]
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts Increased cooperation, collective accountability demonstrate a pathway to change A year ago, we observed the second annual United Nations-declared International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing with a look at successes and with a cautious optimism that the global community was headed in the right direction. While […]
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource The government of Indonesia is calling for reforms in fisheries management after four deaths amongst the crew of a Chinese longliner. Read more
Read MoreSource: MercoPress Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU). These three adjectives ultimately jeopardize the whole of the fisheries sector. IUU fishing can destroy the livelihoods of fishing communities, harm food security and nutrition, damage fair local and international trade, and often give way to unsafe and indecent working conditions, sometimes even crime. Read more
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