Source & Author: WWF NGOs urge significant improvements to EU system to prevent illegal fish imports from entering the market Detailed recommendations for how the European Union (EU) can eliminate existing weaknesses in its system to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing were published today by WWF and partner NGOs*.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Pew Charitable Trust At panel, leaders highlight their role in EU carding system targeting illicit trade The European Union has made preventing illegally caught seafood from entering its market a priority for its international diplomacy, and many players in the seafood industry have engaged in the global effort. Industry representatives recently […]
Read MoreSource & Author: WhoFishesFar.org One of the priorities of the European Union (EU)’s reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is to ensure sustainable fisheries both in European waters and on a global scale. The EU has in the past decade introduced new, tighter laws to achieve legal and sustainable world fisheries at a time of mounting […]
Read MoreSource & Author: WhoFishesFar.org The legal framework governing the activities of the European external fishing fleet is a crucial part of the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. This regulation is currently being revised.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Pew Charitable Trusts Problems include gaps in national laws, poor conservation, lax vessel oversight, and failure to cooperate with fisheries managers
Read MoreWhy whofishesfar.org accounts for far more vessels than the EU long distance fleet
Read MoreSource & Author: News24 The EU warned Thailand on Tuesday to take “swift and determined” action against illegal fishing, or risk a European ban on its fish exports.
Read MoreSource & Author: EU Commission A lot has changed since the EU declared “zero tolerance” on illegal fishing in January 2010. The world has become more aware of the importance of responsible fishing, and many countries have improved their fisheries management systems. Big market powers like the US, Japan and Canada have joined forces with […]
Read MoreSource & Author: WhoFishesFar.org On 29 July 2015, Oceana and its partners (See Note) launched the Who Fishes Far database. This pioneering tool in fisheries transparency makes details of EU fishing vessels operating outside Union waters accessible to the public for the first time. Today, the details of more than 6,800 additional vessels have been […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana As WhoFishesFar.org discloses vessels authorised to fish in non-EU waters since 2008, a lack of official data on those operating in Africa under private agreements raises alarm bells.
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