Month: January 2022

Source: Homeland Security Today The crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) and Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) will aim to extend the Coast Guard’s at-sea enforcement presence in the region through a 40-day patrol. “Aiga,” the Samoan word for family, is designed to integrate Coast Guard capabilities and operations with Pacific Island Country […]

Source: SeaFoodSource Starting in February, NOAA Fisheries will enact a ban prohibiting port access for all Mexican fishing boats that operate in the Gulf of Mexico. The federal agency said in a statement that the move, which will become effective Monday, 7 February, comes as the U.S. issued a “negative certification” against its southern neighbor […]

Source: Planet Tracker Supply chain disruptions were front page news in 2021, highlighting an urgent need for companies to be able to track products along their supply chains. Traceability reveals the history, location and application of an item. Management teams sometimes resist implementing traceability systems arguing they are too costly. But are such systems the […]

Source: Times of Malta Storeroom found full of protected shark carcasses, imported from Spain.

Source: Newsweek As much as 30 percent of all seafood in the US is caught illegally by “fish pirates” according to new reporting detailed in the National Geographic documentary Trafficked.

Source: The Log Illegal fishing has greatly impacted the seafood industry and anglers and government officials are on the same page in regards to fixing it. A proposal is expected to go into law after clearing Congress and will effectively restore the fishing industry that so many depend on.

Source: The European Sting Ocean industry practices are under scrutiny due to advances in surveillance technology. The industry has a responsibility to be more transparent about how their activities affect the health of the ocean. With collaborative action and data sharing the industry has an opportunity to build a sustainable blue economy.

Source: The Guardian Arnold Latu was found dead in his berth – one of numerous deaths of monitors who ensure fishing boats follow the rules.

The biennial reports on the application of the IUU Regulation which were analysed in the EU IUU Fishing Coalition report ‘Water-tight? Assessing the effectiveness of EU controls to prevent illegal seafood imports‘ are available here: 2018-2019: Austria Estonia Italy Portugal Belgium Finland Latvia Romania Bulgaria France Lithuania Slovakia Croatia Germany Luxembourg Slovenia Cyprus Greece Malta […]