Year: 2021

Source: Mongabay Indonesia’s fisheries ministry has pledged to target the ultimate beneficiaries of fisheries-related crimes in the country. The move comes in the wake of a court ruling that empowers ministry officials to act as investigators, including the authority to look into cases of money laundering. For a long time, the only people who faced […]

Source: Mongabay A report and video published by the Environmental Justice Foundation describes a range of human rights abuses experienced by fisheries crew members and official observers on board industrial vessels operating in Ghana’s waters. According to the report, most of these vessels are involved in illegal fishing practices, including the use of undersized nets, […]

Source: European Council on Foreign Relations The fisheries sector has become a central geopolitical issue in the Indo-Pacific. China is a major cause of the problems in the industry, thanks to the size of its fleet and the tonnage of its captures. China also contributes to the erosion of ocean governance through its participation in […]

Source: Mongabay For decades, fleets of industrial vessels from several nations have fished in Madagascar’s waters. Now China appears to have joined the fishing spree, sending at least 14 industrial longliner fishing vessels in the last several years, new evidence shows. Clues from official documents indicate that Madagascar’s government may have authorized these vessels to […]

Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts Commission should adopt modern oversight strategy and improve transparency throughout the supply chain

Source: USA Today “I’ve been catching, cooking and eating seafood most of my life. Unfortunately, imported seafood is a black box of human rights abuses.”Virginia Willis | Opinion contributor The first time I caught a fish, I was three years old and became so excited that I jumped out of my diaper. From that moment, […]

Source: Environmental Justice Foundation China and Taiwan have been listed as engaging in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the US NOAA 2021 Report to Congress on ‘Improving International Fisheries Management’. EJF investigations have exposed evidence of IUU fishing by both fleets in recent years. The US report highlights the global and pervasive nature […]

Source: EcoWatch Are Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) effective? Yes, but not as well as we thought, a new study finds. Globally, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is known as one of the biggest threats to the health and future of the oceans. MPAs attempt to protect enough critical marine habitat to ensure survival of […]

Source: SeaFoodSource A recent committee meeting started the discussions on a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California) to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and slave labor in the seafood supply chain. The bill, H.R. 3075, was covered during a recent meeting of the Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee of the House […]

Source: PEW Parties to the Port State Measures Agreement will use new platforms to coordinate efforts against illicit activity and strengthen fisheries health.