Various political parties and stakeholder groups jointly emphasised the importance for the new EU institutions to lead the way in ramping-up the global fight against IUU fishing. Better implementation of the existing EU legal framework will be key to achieving the Commission’s zero-tolerance ambition towards IUU, levelling the playing field for EU fishers, and to […]
Read MoreIllegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of law abiding fishers and coastal communities worldwide. Yet, identifying the true beneficiaries of fishing vessels engaged in these activities (beneficial owners) is not an easy task. The opaque nature of the global fisheries sector often allows beneficial owners […]
Read MoreSource: European Commission The Commission, leading the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide, has issued a warning (so-called yellow card) to Cameroon that it should step up its actions against IUU fishing. Read more
Read MoreSource: European Commission The European Commission is lifting the yellow card to Kiribati after four and half years of close cooperation. The “yellow card” is an official warning issued by the European Union to trading partners falling short of tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. By lifting the card, the European Commission recognises the […]
Read MoreSource: Mongabay A new report based on interviews with migrant fishers on three tuna fishing vessels operating out of Taiwan suggests that forced labor and illegal fishing practices continue within major tuna supply chains, despite efforts by companies and governments to stamp them out. The fishers’ allegations included deception, physical violence, wage deductions, debt bondage, […]
Read MoreSource: The Asean Post Relations between the EU and some ASEAN member states have been tense in recent years because of the seafood trade, stemming from the European Commission’s (EC) sanctions related to the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. As Chair of ASEAN 2020, Vietnam hopes to promote cooperation among ASEAN member states and […]
Read MoreSource: Africa Online Monrovia – In May 2017, during the last year of former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the European Union (EU) issued Liberia a yellow card, identifying it as not cooperating in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. In recent years, the Government of Liberia (GoL) and the EU have been working behind the scenes in hopes of […]
Read MoreSource: The European Sting The European Commission has notified the Republic of Panama about the risk of being identified as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Republic of Panama had already received a yellow card in November 2012, which was then lifted in October 2014. Commissioner for […]
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Children as young as 11 discovered on boats fishing illegally in Thai waters for seafood that could end up on sale in EU supermarkets Children as young as 11 are working aboard Vietnamese vessels fishing illegally for seafood that could end up on sale in supermarkets in the EU and US, according […]
Read MoreSource: ASEAN Today Two years ago, the European Commission warned Vietnam for not fulfilling its international obligations on tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Two years on, the country has made clear it will no longer tolerate rogue actors that threaten fish stocks. Editorial Vietnamese officials have been making preparations for the second review of […]
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