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Source: Gulf News Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday took notice of the “very legitimate” demands of the Gwadar fishermen regarding illegal fishing by ‘outside trawlers’ in the waters of Gwadar. Thousands of the fishermen along with their families have been protesting for almost one month against the ‘trawler mafia’ which according to […]

Source: Cornwall Live There are claims that Spanish-owned vessels are landing fish in Cornwall which are legally too small to keep or sell – without being checked by a regulator.

Source: The Korean Herald South Korea has begun domestic procedures to ratify the Cape Town Agreement on the safety of fishing vessels, the oceans ministry said Thursday. The agreement, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2012, is meant to enhance safety onboard fishing vessels, including vessel construction and safety equipment, to prevent illegal […]

Source: Sustainable Brands An NGO group in Japan called for actions to effectively tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The AntiIUU Fishing Forum, a coalition of the Japanese NGOs working on IUU fishing and sustainable fishery issues, submitted a joint proposal this July to the Fisheries Agency in regards to the selection of fish […]

On 9 December 2021, the EU IUU Fishing Coalition held an online event, with over 120 participants, to launch its new study on aligning Catch Documentation Schemes in RFMOs to combat IUU fishing. The report documents the current lack of harmonisation between CDS regimes across RFMOs, as well as their lack of compatibility with two […]

Catch documentation schemes (CDS) are one of the most effective tools to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing. Well-designed CDS improve seafood traceability and help verify the legality of fish catches through what often are complex and international supply chains. However, there are currently many CDS systems around the world, and they don’t all […]

Source: Fishermen’s News A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office recommends that the Defense Department determine whether it has authority to continue working with other nations to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing at sea.

Source: MercoPress In a joint operation, the Argentine Navy and Coast Guard are monitoring and keeping track of an estimated 300 Chinese fishing vessels that are sailing from the Pacific to the South Atlantic across the Magellan Strait.

Source: The Seattle Times Chinese squid vessels were documented using wide nets to illegally catch already overfished tuna as part of a surge in unregulated activity in the Indian Ocean, according to a new report by Norway-based watchdog group that highlights growing concerns about the lack of international cooperation to protect marine species on the […]

Source: Rappler.com It’s been five years since fisherman Domingo Dumaran last went out to catch fish in Scarborough Shoal, a marine-rich area in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Despite the landmark 2016 Hague ruling affirming the Philippines’ rights to the waters, China has vehemently rejected this ruling and continued to send its own large vessels […]