Source & Author: Undercurrent News The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep) has urged the country’s sector to step up its fight against illegal fishing, or risk receiving a yellow card warning from the EU, reports Vietnam Net.
Read MoreSource: Bangkok Post Author: Nonarit Bisonyabut The current Thai government’s new policy to create more systematic and efficient management of migrant workers can kill three birds with one stone.
Read MoreSource: PRI Author: Patrick Winn Thailand’s $7 billion fishing trade is among the world’s biggest. In recent years, it’s also been one of the most severely scandalized — an industry blighted by reports of slavery on fishing trawlers. Many of these tales recall 18th century-style barbarity at sea.
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource Author: Jewel Fraser When Trinidad and Tobago received a yellow card from the European Union last year for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the country’s government was motivated to take steps to remedy one of the problems plaguing the twin island nation’s fishing industry for decades.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS.com The Taiwanese Government imposed fines in 109 cases of illegal fishing involving deep-sea fishing vessels from Taiwan as of the end of July.
Read MoreSource: Post Courier Author: Melisha Yafoi Papua New Guinea’s exports into the European market has increased from K1.7 billion (500 Euro) to K2.5 billion (750 Euros).
Read MoreSource: Environmental Justice Foundation Author: EJF Staff Taiwan is one of Asia’s most advanced economies. It has one of the world’s most significant fishing fleets, with the world’s largest fleet of longline tuna vessels – supplying some of the world’s largest seafood companies – and a fishing industry worth some $3 billion annually. But behind this […]
Read MoreSource: Asian Review Author: Marwaan Macan-Markar EU and US consider action on illegal fishing practices, worker abuse.
Read MoreSource: Bangkok Post Author: Apinya Wipatayotin The government’s efforts to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) are unlikely to satisfy the European Commission (EC) as it is likely to maintain its official warning or so-called “yellow” on the country, says a source.
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource Author: Cliff White The European Union’s advisory councils on long distance fleet, markets, and the Mediterranean Sea have suggested new guidelines in an effort to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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