IUU fishing – Page 6

26 May
2020

UN Special Envoy for the Ocean: We can’t let COVID-19 widen the door for IUU fishing

Source: 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

24 Apr
2020

EJF warns new trawlers with history of IUU threaten Senegalese fisheries

Source: Undercurrent News The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has warned that the approval of 53 fresh requests for fishing licenses in Senegal could have dire effects for the local fishing community. The Senegalese fleet is “already grossly over-capacity”, EJF claims, noting that many of the trawlers requesting licenses have past records of illegal, unregulated or […]

14 Apr
2020

Coast Guard: Illegal Fishing in Oceans a National Security Issue

Source: Seapower Magazine WASHINGTON — Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) is a national security issue that threatens global economic order and the sovereignty of nations and that enforcement is over-stretched to counter the threat, U.S. officials said. IUU includes fishing without a permit, catching over a legal limit, catching the wrong species and catching fish that are too small. Speaking during a Navy League Sea-Air-Space: Virtual […]

8 Apr
2020

EJF: Targeting of juveniles by Chinese fleet driving Ghana’s sardine fishery to collapse

Source: SeafoodSource Ghana’s sardine fishery is on the verge of collapse as a result of unsustainable fishing by visiting Chinese trawlers, according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation. Read more

3 Apr
2020

Oceana: Commercial fishing boats seen in municipal waters as gov’t preoccupied with COVID-19 fight

Source: Philstar Global MANILA, Philippines — Commercial fishing operators have taken advantage of the government agencies’ preoccupation with combating the spread of the new coronavirus in the country by entering areas meant for small-scale fishermen, a non-government organization said. In a statement, Oceana called on national government agencies and on local government units to intensify their maritime […]

31 Mar
2020

China updates 2003 supervisory regime for its distant-water fleet

Source: SeafoodSource A new series of regulations on China’s distant-water fleet set to enter into force in April will force further transparency on the fleet and will crack down on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity, according to a government document announcing the rules. Read more

23 Mar
2020

IUU economic estimates climb as high as USD 50 billion in new study

Source: SeafoodSource Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has profound effects on the economies and pocketbooks of developing countries, removing billions of dollars worth of fish every year from the legal trading system. Read more

5 Mar
2020

Chinese trawler fishing in Ghana again, without paying USD 1 million fine

Source: SeafoodSource A Ghana-based vessel with Chinese ownership is back fishing, without having paid a record USD 1 million (EUR 900,000) fine levied by the Ghanaian government for illegal fishing in that country’s waters. Read more

4 Mar
2020

SADC states developing joint strategy to combat IUU

Source: SeafoodSource As campaigns against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing continue in Africa, at least eight countries have resolved to develop a common strategy to counter the practice. Read more

3 Mar
2020

Deregulation bill hurts Indonesia’s fishers, coastal communities, experts say

Source: Mongabay The administration of Indonesian President Joko Widodo has proposed a sweeping slate of deregulation to boost investment, affecting laws on fisheries, maritime affairs, and coastal and small island development. Experts have warned that some of the proposed revisions will hurt small-scale and traditional fishers, who account for much of the country’s fishing fleet. […]