Source: Mongabay A new report found that the world’s top 10 fishing nations are spending billions of dollars on harmful fishing subsidies to not only exploit their own domestic waters, but to fish in the high seas and the waters of other nations. Experts say these subsidies are propping up fishing industries that would not […]
Read MoreSource: SeaFoodSource A group of 52 NGOs, retailers, seafood supply chain companies, and academic groups are urging the European Union fisheries ministers to add cameras and remote electronic monitoring (REM) to fishing fleets to help prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. The group, which includes organizations like the WWF, Oceana, ClientEarth, and more, is calling […]
Read MoreAuthor: PAS 1550 Working Group (WWF-UK, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Environmental Justice Foundation) The PAS 1550:2017 is a Code of Practice that was developed by consensus with many stakeholders from the seafood industry along with the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), The Pew Charitable Trusts, Oceana and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). This Code […]
Read MoreThe practice of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing exacerbates overfishing through distorting our understanding of what has been caught. It also threatens marine ecosystems and the livelihood of coastal communities worldwide. IUU fishing remains a rampant phenomenon, enabled in part by poor traceability and a lack of transparency in seafood supply chains. One way […]
Read MoreSource: Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imported $2.4 billion worth of seafood from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in 2019, representing 11% of total U.S. imports, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a report released on Thursday. Read more
Read MoreSource: Euronews Many believe that saving marine life and preserving our oceans means fish has to be off the menu, but according to a new study marine conservation could actually help the fishing industry. Read more
Read MoreSource: National Geographic Giving the ocean space to recover promises to help declining fish populations recover, restore habitat, and help save the climate, according to a new plan to save the seas. Read more
Read MoreSource: The Guardian A Canadian supplier known for wild salmon has teamed up with geneticists to prove what really ends up on the plate Read more
Read MoreSource: Anti IUU Forum Japan On March 16th, international NGOs and East Asia based NGOs issued a joint statement welcoming the “Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic animals and plants” enacted at the end of last year in Japan. The law was enacted to eliminate IUU (illegal, unreported, unregulated) […]
Read MoreSource: The Conversation Authors: Stefano Mariano and Marine Cusa How well do you know the fish you buy? Could you identify the species before it’s a fillet that you pick up in the supermarket aisle? If so, according to our new research, you’re actually more knowledgeable than most European consumers. Read more
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