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
Read MoreSource: The Asean Post In football, the yellow card is a warning for a player to behave himself as he may get sent off the pitch if he receives a second one – and a subsequent red card. It seems this system works just as well when it comes to combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) […]
Read MoreA trawler owned by a Chinese distant-water fishing firm has been impounded by Ghanaian authorities for a second time for breaking the country’s fisheries laws. Source: SeafoodSource Read more
Read MoreTo mark the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, the EU IUU Coalition has released recommendations for new measures to be adopted by four key Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) in order to increase transparency and tackle IUU fishing globally. RFMOs play a vital role in the conservation and […]
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts Increased cooperation, collective accountability demonstrate a pathway to change A year ago, we observed the second annual United Nations-declared International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing with a look at successes and with a cautious optimism that the global community was headed in the right direction. While […]
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource The government of Indonesia is calling for reforms in fisheries management after four deaths amongst the crew of a Chinese longliner. Read more
Read MoreSource: MercoPress Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU). These three adjectives ultimately jeopardize the whole of the fisheries sector. IUU fishing can destroy the livelihoods of fishing communities, harm food security and nutrition, damage fair local and international trade, and often give way to unsafe and indecent working conditions, sometimes even crime. Read more
Read MoreSource: Seafood Source The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new considerations with regards to social distancing and travel restrictions, and these have had a significant impact on the monitoring, control, and surveillance of fisheries activities. Read more
Read MoreSource: UNCTAD The pandemic is inflicting economic and social harm on those working in fisheries sectors, but it opens a window to make seafood industries more sustainable. Measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 have hit fishers hard, but on the other hand the crisis may offer opportunities to make fishing industries more sustainable, according […]
Read MoreSource: South China Morning Post The two consignments, which on their own doubled the amount seized last year, represent the slaughter of an estimated 38,500 protected sharks Most of the dried fins discovered were taken from the protected ‘thresher’ and ‘silk’ species Hong Kong customs officials have made their largest shark fin seizure ever, uncovering […]
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