Source: The Guardian Hundreds of vessels caught logging 73,000 hours of fishing in just one month in new analysis A vast fishing armada of Chinese vessels just off the Galápagos Islands logged an astounding 73,000 hours of fishing during just one month as it pulled up thousands of tonnes of squid and fish, a new report based […]
Read MoreSource: The Hill Author: Roberta Elias When we think about the journey that seafood takes to get from the oceans to our dinner plate, images of hard-working fishers, early rising fishmongers and talented chefs spring to our imagination. And in some situations, that’s indeed the case. Read more
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) has voted in favor of steps that would bring more transparency to E.U. fisheries activities and traceability to seafood supply chains. Read more
Read MoreSource: Euronews A statement has been signed by more than 300 scientists calling for the EU to end overfishing to protect the health of our oceans. The message, delivered to EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, earlier this week, said that limits on fishing must be imposed “as an urgent and […]
Read MoreThe benefits derived from the ocean cannot be overstated. It contributes directly to human wellbeing through the provision of food and livelihoods, hosts a vast array of ecologically important species, acts as an incredibly effective carbon sink and provides more than half of the air we breathe. Given the significance of these ecosystem services, the […]
Read MoreSource: Stanford University, Center for Ocean Solutions Largely out of sight, criminals pillage the oceans. They steal millions of tons of fish each year. That is a huge economic loss to coastal nations, estimated to be somewhere in the tens of billions of dollars. It is an even larger threat to food security; a billion […]
Read MoreSource: WWF The climate crisis is having significant negative consequences for the majority of fish species caught by small-scale fishers, including some of the most commercially important species like sardines, anchovies and tuna. Many fish species remain vulnerable to losing their habitats and food sources. The livelihoods of millions of people and vulnerable communities are […]
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource The European Commission has announced a new proposal aimed at fixing fishing opportunities in the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea for 2021 for selected fish stocks and groups of fish stocks. Read more
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource The U.K. Seafood Industry Alliance (UK SIA) is the latest major industry stakeholder to endorse the new traceability standards published by the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) in March of this year. Read more
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Ecuador stood up for the Galápagos, but other countries don’t stand a chance against the 17,000-strong distant-water fleet The recent discovery by the Ecuadorean navy of a vast fishing armada of 340 Chinese vessels just off the biodiverse Galápagos Islands stirred outrage both in Ecuador and overseas. Read more
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