Source & Author: Client Earth Sanctions for fishing violations are inconsistent and toothless, according to a major report released today by the European Commission.
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25 Apr
2017
2017
Europe
19 Apr
2017
2017
Source & Author: FIS.com The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment has decided to impose an economic sanction of almost EUR 5.3 million on six companies and six natural persons involved in illegal fishing operations.
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16 Apr
2017
2017
Source & Author: OPAGAC Speaking through the Organisation of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC), the Spanish tuna fleet has applauded the announcement that Eroski is committed to seeing that all tinned tuna sold at Eroski stores under any label must come from sustainable fleets, an announcement made under Eroski’s Sustainable Fishing Policy.
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8 Apr
2017
2017
Source & Author: FIS.com The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment denied the information released by Greenpeace in relation to the joint action carried out with the Fisheries Surveillance Department of Guinea Bissau (FISCAP).
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7 Apr
2017
2017
Source & Author: Netralnews.com Indonesia and the United Kingdom have agreed to strengthen cooperation to deal with illegal fishing by developing the national water surveillance satellite technology.
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3 Apr
2017
2017
Source & Author: Concilium.Europa.EU The Council adopted conclusions on “International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans”.
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28 Mar
2017
2017
Source & Author: StopIllegalFishing.com Joint patrols by the Fisheries Surveillance Department of Guinnea Bissau, FISCAP, and Greenpeace (www.Greenpeace.org/Africa/en) have resulted in the arrest of four fishing vessels illegally operating in Guinnea Bissau’s maritime territory.
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23 Mar
2017
2017
Source & Author: EFCA The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) took a significant step in structuring their cooperation on coast guard functions by signing a Tripartite Working Arrangement as foreseen by the amended founding regulations of the three Agencies of […]
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22 Mar
2017
2017
Source: Horizon Magazine.EU Author: Steve Gillman General fish labels like snapper, sole and seabream take away the power to accurately assess stocks and then distort fishing quotas, but by identifying individual species we could prevent illegal catches ending up on our plates.
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21 Mar
2017
2017
Source & Author: The Maritime Executive On March 13, the Nigerian-flagged fishing vessel Star Shrimper XXV was boarded in waters belonging to the West African state of Liberia by the Liberian Coast Guard, assisted by Sea Shepherd crew and Israeli maritime advisors and conservationists.
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