Source: The Guardian Author: Fiona Harvey Voluntary initiative marks first time companies from Asia, Europe and US have joined together to stop overfishing, illegal catch and use of slave labour.
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9 Jun
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8 Jun
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Source: IISD Author: Catherine Benson Wahlen On the third day of the UN Ocean Conference, UN Member States drew attention to institutional developments for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and highlighted commitments to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to increase coverage of marine protected areas (MPAs) in their territorial […]
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7 Jun
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Author: Environmental Justice Foundation
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6 Jun
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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).
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6 Jun
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Source & Author: Sustainable Brands Fifty of the world’s largest businesses, retailers and fishing companies from across the tuna supply chain have banded together to stamp out illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in their industry, protect the health of oceans and eliminate forced labor from fishing vessels.
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5 Jun
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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.
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2 Jun
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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.
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2 Jun
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Source: Bangkok Post Author: Apinya Wipatayotin Traceability will help consumers choose. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has stepped up cooperation with the Japanese government to fight Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing activity (IUU).
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1 Jun
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Source & Author: Stimson In advance of the United Nations Oceans Conference in New York next week, the Stimson Center’s Environmental Security team is pleased to officially release our new illegal fishing database.
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1 Jun
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Source & Author: United Nations News Centre A new agreement aimed at stopping rogue fishing practices represents the capstone of years of diplomatic effort to combat the scourge of illegal fishing, according to the United Nations agriculture agency.
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