illegal fishing

8 Jul
2020

Seafood fraud: why your Mediterranean swordfish might actually be shark

Source: The Guardian Pressure on fish stocks has led to sharks being passed off as swordfish or tuna, endangering the Mediterranean ecosystem Read more

8 Jul
2020

‘Hold on brother’: final days of doomed crew on Chinese shark finning boat

Source: The Guardian Accounts from Indonesian crew on illegal fishing operation reveal ‘inhumane’ conditions including bodies dumped at sea Read more

7 Jul
2020

Shark finning: why the ocean’s most barbaric practice continues to boom

Source: The Guardian The recent seizure of the biggest shipment of illegal fins in Hong Kong history shows the taste for shark is still going strong Read more

1 Jul
2020

Fishing for a future: Transparency challenges in Pacific Island tuna fisheries

Source: Asia & The Pacific Policy Society Authors: Meg Keen, Quentin Hanich, Grant Walton Can states cooperate to save sustainable fishing? In order to improve sustainability and transparency in Pacific fisheries, better information sharing protocols, value chain tracing, and intergovernmental collaboration are needed, Meg Keen, Grant Walton and Quentin Hanich write. The Pacific islands’ tuna […]

30 Jun
2020

Iranian fleet accused of stealing Somalian fish despite acute food shortage

Source: The Guardian Evidence from NGOs suggests fleet of up to 192 Iranian vessels could be one of the largest illegal fishing operations in the world A large fleet of Iranian fishing vessels has been identified operating illegally in Somalian waters for over a year, depleting fish stocks in a country where one in three […]

25 Jun
2020

Unsustainable fishing puts security and stability of Member States and trade partners at risk

Source: EUbusiness Illegal fishing practices are undermining cross-border security by making resources that are already limited due to the climate and nature crises even more scarce, a new report from WWF reveals. As the EU plans its recovery from Covid-19, a global health crisis that has called attention to key shortcomings in the global fisheries […]

24 Jun
2020

Walruses and dolphins harvested on Korean fishing boats

Source: Financial Times Crew claim they were abused and forced to kill protected species Read more

18 Jun
2020

Chinese Trawler Detained for Second Time in Ghanaian Port

Source: The Maritime Executive The fishing vessel Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956 has been detained again on the same illegal fishing charges it faced a year ago, according to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). In 2019, the vessel’s operators were issued with a fine for using under-size mesh nets and taking fish below minimum landing size: despite […]

15 Jun
2020

Tougher regulations eyed to stop S. Korean boats’ illegal fishing overseas

Source: Yonhap News Agency SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) — South Korea said Monday it will revamp its regulations to prevent possible illegal fishing activities by South Korean-flagged boats operating overseas, after the country had been on the verge of being labeled as one of the nations engaging in unregulated fishing. Read more

15 Jun
2020

Recalcitrant Chinese Industrial trawler re-arrested for repeated illegal fishing crimes

Source: GhanaWeb A Chinese industrial trawler which was fined one million dollars for using under-size mesh nets and taking fish below minimum landing size has been re-arrested for the same offence after failing to pay the fine. Read more