Source & Author: Sea Shepherd Global Fisheries Minister Vows to Sink the Vessel The hunt for the last of six known toothfish poaching vessels has ended with the arrest of the Nigerian-flagged Viking in Indonesia.
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Author: Matthew Green On 2 August, a flotilla of white-hulled fishing boats assembled in Sant’Agata di Militello, a port in northern Sicily, in the late afternoon sun. As a brass band played, a holiday crowd gathered along the quay. A float bearing a statue of the Virgin Mary, crowned with a halo of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kristin Von Kistowski, Senior Advisor, FISH-i Africa 9th Chatham House Forum on IUU Fishing discusses latest developments and solutions Where do we stand in the fight against IUU fishing in 2016? Progress has been made over the last years but more advances are needed to solve the problem. International and regional cooperation are crucial to […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Undercurrent News Human Rights at Sea has joined fellow international labor, environmental and human rights organizations in support of a letter sent to Karmenu Vella, the EU Commissioner for fisheries, maritime affairs and environment at the European Commission.
Read MoreSource: The New York Times Author: IAN URBINA The island nation has mounted an aggressive response to illegal fishing in their waters. How they protect themselves may help the rest of the world save all of the oceans.
Read MoreSource: Phuket Gazette Author: Isaac Stone Simonelli Authorities in Senegal have detained the internationally wanted toothfish-poaching vessel Kunlun, which slipped through the fingers of Phuket authorities after having been seized in March last year.
Read MoreSource: Undercurrent News Author: Neil Ramsden Speaking at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Malta, the heads of Europeche and Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) had suggestions for the EU on how it needs to up its anti-IUU [illegal, unregulated and unreported] game.
Read MoreThe European Union’s regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has made an impact, but implementation must be more robust to ensure that no illegal fish enter the European market, according to an analysis published today by the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF.
Read MoreSource & Author: FishNewsEU A number of NGOs have welcomed the EU’s decision to fight illegal fishing through a vessel numbering scheme that will affect up to 8,205 European vessels.
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