Month: March 2022

The EU’s ‘carding scheme’ – which warns and potentially sanctions non-EU countries that fail to cooperate in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing – has decreased the prevalence of IUU fishing and prompted improved legislation, compliance and enforcement measures in several carded countries, a new report from the EU IUU Fishing Coalition […]

The European Union’s IUU Regulation is designed to prevent and stop the flow of illegally caught fish from entering the EU market. This report highlights instances where this EU carding scheme has prompted positive changes in fisheries governance. This full report is also available in French and Spanish. The executive summary and the case study […]

Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts Meeting offers chance for overdue reform of policies on transfer of catch between vessels.

Source: China Dialogue Ocean Ghana’s failure to tackle illegal fishing could lead to a seafood export ban to EU markets, and threaten local livelihoods and sustainable management of the country’s waters.

Source: Mongabay A vessel seized for fishing in an off-limits area in Indonesia may have also been using a type of trawl net that’s been banned for its destructive impact on fish stocks. The KM Sinar Samudra was seized off the Natuna Islands on Feb. 18, and a subsequent inspection found a banned cantrang trawl […]

Source: Atuna The agreement between Costa Rica and Global Fishing Watch has come into effect. Since January 2022, the data of 95 vessels are publicly visible on the company’s map as part of its commitment to transparency in its fishing sector.

Source: Post Courier Online Illegal fishing in the PNG waters is robbing the multi million kina fishing industry with millions worth of fish caught illegally.

Source: SeaFoodSource Two U.S. representatives who have worked across the aisle to combat illegal fishing practices succeeded on Wednesday, 2 March, in amending a Coast Guard funding bill to include a requirement for more fishing vessels to install tracking systems.

Source: Journalism Plus A police investigation and magisterial inquiry into a multimillion tuna smuggling racket in which tuna that originated mostly in Malta was smuggled to Spain using duplicate paperwork appears to have stalled, an investigation by this website has found out.