Source: Stop Illegal Fishing Author: Sally Frankom In March 2016, a joint operation between Spanish police and INTERPOL resulted in the arrest of six people linked to the fishing company Vidal Armadores.
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26 Feb
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Andrew Carryer
23 Feb
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Source & Author: Sea Shepherd Global Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Sola Stella with the Liberian Ministry of National Defense: New campaign to eradicate illegal fishing kicks off with the arrest of three poaching vessels.
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23 Feb
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Source & Author: FIS Worldnews ANFACO-CECOPESCA was visited by a delegation of the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee, led by its Vice-President, Werner Kuhn, of the European People’s Party.
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22 Feb
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Source & Author: Oceana USA Bali, Indonesia – Oceana today released a report exposing the global scale of transshipping at sea, a practice that can mask illegal fishing practices and conceal human rights abuses.
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22 Feb
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Source: Global Fishing Watch Author: Kimbra Cutlip It’s been just over five months since Global Fishing Watch launched publicly, and this week, we hope to make another splash by not just mapping global fishing activity, but by providing an unprecedented view of very specific activity by a very specific class of vessels around the world.
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22 Feb
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Source & Author: European Commission The European Commission has lifted today the ‘yellow cards’ for Curaçao and Solomon Islands, recognising the significant progress both countries have made in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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17 Feb
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Source & Author: FIS.com A new report by the World Bank confirms that overexploitation is not a good strategy to manage a renewable natural resource like fish stocks, for steady profits, reliable jobs and long-term growth.
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15 Feb
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A leading German environmental lawyer has analysed Germany’s implementation of ambitious EU legislation on stopping imports of illegal fish, and found it is in breach of the requirements to scrutinise catch documentation to identify potentially high-risk consignments.
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15 Feb
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Source: Natural Security Forum Authors: Mary Utermohlen and Phil Kittock Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has emerged as a significant threat to global economic stability and security, causing an estimated USD$10–23 billion in economic losses each year.
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15 Feb
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Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts Author: Tony Long Leaders agree to improve port controls and cooperate in other areas.
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