Source & Author: United Nations News Centre A new agreement aimed at stopping rogue fishing practices represents the capstone of years of diplomatic effort to combat the scourge of illegal fishing, according to the United Nations agriculture agency.
Read MoreSource & Author: United Nations News Centre For the first time since a United Nations-brokered treaty to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing went into force, the countries that endorsed it are meeting in Norway to discuss how to make it a success.
Read MoreSource & Author: Undercurrent News The Pew Charitable Trusts has praised the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s announcement that Japan has ratified the port state measures agreement, an international treaty designed to curb illegal fishing.
Read MoreSource & Author: Undercurrent News Japanese Parliament agreed unanimously to ratify the first international treaty tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing—the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA)—on Wednesday, the Nature Conservancy said in a release.
Read MoreSource: Fly Rod and Reel Magazine Author: Ted Williams Pirates are stealing your fish and destroying the ecosystems that sustain them, but some of the world’s fishing nations are fighting back.
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource.com Author: Jason Holland Despite the sheer scale of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing – an annual global worth of up to USD 20 billion (EUR 18.5 billion) and involving as much as 25 million metric tons (MT) of wild-caught seafood products – simply finding any vessels serially involved in IUU activities, let […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Stop Illegal Fishing The 10th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing has taken place at Chatham House, London. In the opening address HE Said Jama, Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Somalia explained the great strides Somalia has made in recent years to protect against illegal fishing, but also […]
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts Author: Tony Long Leaders agree to improve port controls and cooperate in other areas.
Read MoreSource: Impakter Authors: Annick Vanhoutte and Blaise Kuemlangan Despite the many efforts to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU-fishing) in areas under national jurisdiction and on the high seas, the scourge persists. Each year, IUU fishing is responsible for annual catches of up to 26 million tons, with a value of up to 23 billion USD which negatively affects […]
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts Author: Tony Long Panama now joins 36 other countries and the European Union in ratifying the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), an international treaty aimed at curbing illegal fishing. Each year, up to 26 million tons of fish are stolen from our seas. That translates into 1 in every 5 […]
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