Governance – Page 9

23 Jun
2016

New Analysis Highlights Common Failures in Managing Illegal Fishing

Source & Author: The Pew Charitable Trusts Problems include gaps in national laws, poor conservation, lax vessel oversight, and failure to cooperate with fisheries managers

8 Jun
2016

EU warns Thailand over illegal fishing

Source & Author: News24 The EU warned Thailand on Tuesday to take “swift and determined” action against illegal fishing, or risk a European ban on its fish exports.

1 Jun
2016

The EU and FAO closing the door to illegal fish

Source & Author: EU Commission A lot has changed since the EU declared “zero tolerance” on illegal fishing in January 2010. The world has become more aware of the importance of responsible fishing, and many countries have improved their fisheries management systems. Big market powers like the US, Japan and Canada have joined forces with […]

31 May
2016

New international treaty is serious blow to pirate fishing, says environment and human rights group EJF

Source & Author: EJF On Sunday, the international Port State Measures Agreement will come into force following its ratification by 29 States and the European Union. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) strongly welcomes the announcement, saying that stronger port controls are a critical step that helps take profit out of pirate fishing.

23 May
2016

International Law Tightens Grip on Illegal Fishing

Source: Huffington Post Author: Maria Damanaki If you were to sit down to dinner with four friends and all order seafood, it is more than likely that at least one of you would be eating a stolen fish. That fish doesn’t taste so good anymore, does it?

16 May
2016

Ground-breaking illegal fishing accord soon to enter into force

Source & Author: FAO FAO Port State Measures Agreement set to become binding law Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is about to become much more difficult thanks to the imminent entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), a ground-breaking international accord championed by FAO.

21 Apr
2016

Fighting illegal fishing: Warnings for Kiribati, Sierra Leone and Trinidad & Tobago, while Sri Lanka is delisted

Source & Author: The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF Reaction from the NGO’s on new third country cardings from European Commission: The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF are working together to secure the harmonised and effective implementation of the EU Regulation to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) […]

8 Apr
2016

First round of UN negotiations to regulate high seas fishing concludes

Source: Mongabay Author: Alexandra Ossola Representatives of more than 80 nations met at UN headquarters in New York City to begin hashing out a new treaty to govern “the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity” on the international waters of the high seas.

14 Jan
2016

Thailand reports progress in illegal fishing clampdown ahead of EU visit

Source: Reuters Author: Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand delivered a progress report on Thursday on efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing in a last-ditch attempt to show progress made ahead of a visit by EU officials next week.

8 Jan
2016

IUU fishing in Thailand: a view from the port of Phuket

Source: House of the Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello A few locals in Phuket gave me their views on the fishing vessel lockdown, in place following the moratorium imposed by the Ministry of Fisheries. This and other measures that the Thai fishing industry has had to implement have been largely prompted by an official warning by the […]