Source: Asia Pacific Report Author: Jane Usher Vanuatu has reached an agreement to pay a substantial fine to the Cooks Islands, after Rarotonga reported a Vanuatu-flagged fishing boat for possible blacklisting in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Vessel List.
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana Fishing activities of the European fleet outside EU waters represent 28% of total EU catches
Read MoreSource: Faro De Vigo Author: A.Amoedo ARVI recoge un estudio que certifica la aplicación eficiente del reglamento de Bruselas en la materia -Resalta su “sofisticado sistema informático”
Read MoreSource: Stop Illegal Fishing Author: Isani Cayetano A shipping vessel tonight remains in the custody of the government of the African country of Somalia for illegal fishing activities. But what does the detention have to do with Belize?
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts Author: Tony Long Panama now joins 36 other countries and the European Union in ratifying the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), an international treaty aimed at curbing illegal fishing. Each year, up to 26 million tons of fish are stolen from our seas. That translates into 1 in every 5 […]
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has issued a new advisory note for French industry, retailers and brands on the risks associated with illegal fishing.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Phuket News The Royal Thai Navy has seized seven of nine suspected illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) tuna fishing boats and charged three agents for presenting fake documents indicating the boats were registered in Bolivia.
Read MoreSource and Author: Environmental Justice Foundation “The captain shouted at me; saying that he could kill me, that he doesn’t care and that I am only Burmese.” Tun Thet Soe – escaped victim of trafficking.
Read MoreSource: Oceana Author: Vanya Vulperhorst On December 5th, members of the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament will have their only chance to vote this year to make a huge improvement to the way the European fishing vessels are regulated when fishing abroad. It is a vital opportunity to make sure that the EU’s fleet, […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Francisco Blaha In September I wrote about the public beta version of Global Fishing Watch (GFW) that is available to anyone with an Internet connection and allows users to monitor when and where commercial “apparent fishing activity” is occurring around the world.
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