Year: 2021

Source: The Seattle Times Chinese squid vessels were documented using wide nets to illegally catch already overfished tuna as part of a surge in unregulated activity in the Indian Ocean, according to a new report by Norway-based watchdog group that highlights growing concerns about the lack of international cooperation to protect marine species on the […]

Source: Rappler.com It’s been five years since fisherman Domingo Dumaran last went out to catch fish in Scarborough Shoal, a marine-rich area in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Despite the landmark 2016 Hague ruling affirming the Philippines’ rights to the waters, China has vehemently rejected this ruling and continued to send its own large vessels […]

Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts Seminars co-sponsored by Pew and South Korea seek to harmonize standards and increase adoption of technology

Source: SeafoodSource Seafood2030 recently hosted a Virtual Forum on 1 and 2 December, focusing on illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and systems being developed to fight it. The event was recorded and can be watched at https://seafood2030.vfairs.com/. Featured in a previous forum was the Stanford Center for Oceans’ recent work studying IUU fishing and the […]

Source: Food Navigator Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is on the rise, according to a new report from Planet Tracker, a financial think-tank that wants to see the loopholes tightened.

Source: Dialogo Chino Illegal vessels threaten the livelihoods of smaller scale fishers in northern Peru. But as the sector seeks formalisation, these aren’t the only challenge they face.

Source: Environmental Justice Foundation In 2022, the European Commission intends to release its legislative proposal for a Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence. The Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Nature Conservancy and WWF strongly encourage the EU to deliver a robust and world-leading Sustainable Corporate Governance framework. Click here […]

Source: Daily Maverick Fish aggregating devices pose a growing threat to ocean life — and South Africa’s marine protected areas are caught in the net too.

Source: SeaFoodSource The Taiwan Tuna Association has teamed up with the National Chung Cheng University to trial a video-monitoring system aboard its fishing vessels, aimed at stamping out labor abuses.

Source: Institute for Security Studies The United Nations Climate Change Conference’s (COP26) inclusion of the necessity for healthy oceans was welcome news. However, despite some notable calls for action before and during the event, insufficient emphasis was placed on the importance of conserving fish, fisheries and marine ecosystems.