Source: Undercurrent News Author: Neil Ramsden Speaking at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Malta, the heads of Europeche and Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) had suggestions for the EU on how it needs to up its anti-IUU [illegal, unregulated and unreported] game.
Read MoreThe European Union’s regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has made an impact, but implementation must be more robust to ensure that no illegal fish enter the European market, according to an analysis published today by the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF.
Read MoreSource & Author: FishNewsEU A number of NGOs have welcomed the EU’s decision to fight illegal fishing through a vessel numbering scheme that will affect up to 8,205 European vessels.
Read MoreSource & Author: Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana and WWF Today, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana and WWF welcomed a new European Commission requirement that all EU fishing vessels, and foreign vessels fishing in EU waters, need to have unique vessel numbers from construction to disposal. The move will affect up to 8,205 European vessels. […]
Read MoreSource: Reuters Author: Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand delivered a progress report on Thursday on efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing in a last-ditch attempt to show progress made ahead of a visit by EU officials next week.
Read MoreSource: House of the Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello A few locals in Phuket gave me their views on the fishing vessel lockdown, in place following the moratorium imposed by the Ministry of Fisheries. This and other measures that the Thai fishing industry has had to implement have been largely prompted by an official warning by the […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Pew Charitable Trust Mauritius has ratified the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the international treaty designed to prevent illegally caught fish from entering the market through legitimate fishing ports. An island nation in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius joins Seychelles, Gabon, Mozambique, and Somalia to become the fifth African nation to sign on […]
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Author: Karl Mathiesen A new initiative is arming coastguards with satellite intelligence that allows them to target their search for pirate fishing vessels in remote marine areas.
Read MoreSource: Oceana Author: Mercedes Rosello Whilst the EU IUU Regulation[1] has been a pioneering initiative placing the EU at the helm of the global fight against IUU fishing, one challenge that continues to mar efforts to address IUU fishing across the EU is the identification of European interests behind IUU fishing operations.
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