Month: December 2021

Source: The Hill More than 100 concerned scientists on Monday called on Congress in a letter to take action against unsustainable and harmful fishing practices. Illegal fishing and human rights abuses like forced labor are inherently connected, scientists write, because unsustainable fishing practices, which push vessels further out to sea for longer periods of time, […]

Source: SeafoodSource European Union officials recently conducted a visit to Panama to investigate the country’s progress in making fishery reforms requested by the E.U. in its issuance of a yellow card to the Central American country in 2019.

Source: Gulf News Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday took notice of the “very legitimate” demands of the Gwadar fishermen regarding illegal fishing by ‘outside trawlers’ in the waters of Gwadar. Thousands of the fishermen along with their families have been protesting for almost one month against the ‘trawler mafia’ which according to […]

Source: Cornwall Live There are claims that Spanish-owned vessels are landing fish in Cornwall which are legally too small to keep or sell – without being checked by a regulator.

Source: The Korean Herald South Korea has begun domestic procedures to ratify the Cape Town Agreement on the safety of fishing vessels, the oceans ministry said Thursday. The agreement, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2012, is meant to enhance safety onboard fishing vessels, including vessel construction and safety equipment, to prevent illegal […]

Source: Sustainable Brands An NGO group in Japan called for actions to effectively tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The AntiIUU Fishing Forum, a coalition of the Japanese NGOs working on IUU fishing and sustainable fishery issues, submitted a joint proposal this July to the Fisheries Agency in regards to the selection of fish […]

On 9 December 2021, the EU IUU Fishing Coalition held an online event, with over 120 participants, to launch its new study on aligning Catch Documentation Schemes in RFMOs to combat IUU fishing. The report documents the current lack of harmonisation between CDS regimes across RFMOs, as well as their lack of compatibility with two […]

Catch documentation schemes (CDS) are one of the most effective tools to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing. Well-designed CDS improve seafood traceability and help verify the legality of fish catches through what often are complex and international supply chains. However, there are currently many CDS systems around the world, and they don’t all […]

Source: Fishermen’s News A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office recommends that the Defense Department determine whether it has authority to continue working with other nations to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing at sea.

Source: MercoPress In a joint operation, the Argentine Navy and Coast Guard are monitoring and keeping track of an estimated 300 Chinese fishing vessels that are sailing from the Pacific to the South Atlantic across the Magellan Strait.