Source: Stop Illegal Fishing Author: Sally Frankcom The Greek owned Belize flagged vessel Greko 1, on the run from Somali authorities, docked in Mombasa on 18th October 2016. The fugitive vessel had originally been denied port services at Mombasa in September 2016 but on this occasion, the Captain reported a sick crew member on-board and […]
Read MoreSource: FIS Author: The European Union Few issues demonstrate better the challenges that are at the centre of protecting the environment and supporting economic development, than the efforts to manage global fisheries. The overall picture remains alarming across the globe.
Read MoreSource & Author: EJF EJF’s Executive Director Steve Trent met with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan to discuss the reforms by the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to address IUU fishing and associated human trafficking and labour abuse.
Read MoreSource: The Maritime Executive Author: MarEx Alongside eight other internationally recognized NGOs, the U.K.-based charity Human Rights at Sea has made a submission to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, John Knox, regarding the continued exploitation of fisheries workers at sea.
Read MoreSource: Enasia Author: Emma Bryce Early in December 2012, a South Korean vessel called the Premier entered the Indian Ocean to fish. In West Africa, authorities knew that the boat had been fishing illegally in Liberian waters before it made its way to Africa’s other coast. That raised the ire of East African countries, which […]
Read MoreSource: ICTSD Author: Gilles Hosch Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a persistent and global problem that undermines the achievement of sustainable fisheries and can have harmful impacts on sustainable development priorities such as food security, economic development, and fighting organised crime.
Read MoreSource & Author: Blue & Green Tomorrow Can the global marine insurance industry aid Oceana in their battle to end illegal fishing?
Read MoreSource: OEDC Insights Author: Antonia Leroy and Robert Akam, Natural Resources Policy, OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate The captain of a boat sinking his ship a few hundred kilometres off the coast of West Africa to hide his illicit catch. Migrants transported across the Mediterranean on rusty, leaking fishing vessels. A tonne of cocaine worth […]
Read MoreSource: House of Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello The sustainable use and conservation of the oceans is an objective recognised in the United Nation’s Agenda for 2030, as part of an overarching commitment to protect the planet from destructive production and consumption patterns.[1] The Agenda for Sustainable Development is a declaration establishing 17 sustainable development goals […]
Read MoreSource: ESA Author: Dana Miller “Pirate” evokes images of legendary figures from the days of the great tall-masted sailing galleons, like Captain Henry Morgan, the famous 17th century “pirate of the Caribbean.” But piracy is still with us today, and modern pirates do not only steal from passing ships. They take from the common treasury of […]
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