Europe

7 Jun
2017

EU fisheries advisory body calls for mandatory IMO numbers for vessels catching seafood for the EU market

Author: Environmental Justice Foundation

6 Jun
2017

The UN Ocean Conference

Source & Author: European Commission – Fisheries On Monday, 5 June, the United Nations hosts the first high-level conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14) (Ocean Conference).

5 Jun
2017

Indonesia, Norway Join Hands to Combat Illegal Fishing

Source & Author: Jakarta Globe Indonesia and Norway have agreed to work together to combat fisheries crime, marine pollution and blue carbon, and to preserve the health of the world’s ocean.

2 Jun
2017

Serra Leone News: Parliament ratifies fishing agreement

Source & Author: Awoko Newspaper Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday 1 June 2017, debated and ratified the Agreement on “Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing” in the country to yield more revenue dividends for Government and to conform to international best practices.

30 May
2017

EU must enhance fisheries controls, say auditors

Source & Author: The Fish Site More efforts are needed if the EU is to have an effective fisheries control system in place, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors.

22 May
2017

A key measure in the EU’s fight against illegal fishing: All EU seafood imports should come from vessels with an IMO number

Author: Irene Vidal, Environmental Justice Foundation Much like a car is identified by its license plate, or a person by their ID number or passport, a fishing vessel should be easily identifiable to authorities anywhere in the world. Fishing vessels have a name and a registration number, but do those really work?

8 May
2017

West Africa loses over $2 billion to illegal fishing because governments don’t talk to each other

Source: Quartz Media LLC Author: Abdi Latif Dahir Greenpeace says poor government communication and coordination is hurting West Africa’s ability to combat illegal fishing, costing it billions of dollars each year in the process. The problem has become so severe that it is threatening food security in the region, the environmental group says in a new […]

4 May
2017

European Commission adopts action plans to improve Belgian and German fisheries control systems

Source & Author: The EU Commission The European Commission has adopted two action plans setting out how Belgium and Germany can overcome identified shortcomings in their fisheries control systems, following audit programmes on data management and control system held respectively in 2014 and 2015, and in 2015 and 2016. The measures and timeline of implementation […]

28 Apr
2017

DNA barcoding as a tool for detecting mislabeling on incoming fishery products from third countries: An official survey conducted at the Border Inspection Post of Livorno-Pisa (Italy)

Source: Science Direct Author: L. Guardonea, 1, L. Tinaccia, 1, F. Costanzoa, D. Azzarellia, P. D’Amicoa, G. Tassellib, A. Magnib, A. Guidia, D. Nucerac, A. Armania, The importation of fishery products into the European Union (EU) is constantly rising. The aim of this study was to conduct a survey on labeling non-compliances on fishery products imported from non-EU/extra-European countries, in collaboration with the veterinary staff […]

27 Apr
2017

Learning lessons from Spain’s experience of prosecuting nationals for involvement in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

Source & Author: EJF In recent years, Spain has taken significant steps to ensure its nationals are effectively sanctioned for involvement in IUU fishing activities. Following another set of fines against companies and individuals announced last week, we assess what may be learnt from the Spanish approach.