Source: Science Authors: Andrew F. Johnson and Susanna Lidstrom Since the 1980s, China has developed into the most important player in global capture fisheries; the country now catches about 15% of the global total. As scientists and environmental groups called for an end to harmful fishing subsidies, China spent US$5.89 billion in 2018—more than twice […]
Read MoreSource: The Maritime Executive The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is joining the U.S. government’s effort to fight illegal fishing in far-flung waters. NOAA has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) across borders and to promote sustainable fisheries abroad. […]
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource A new report from the Packard and Walton Family Foundations has identified five key areas of focus that the seafood industry would need to build upon to develop demand in emerging sustainability markets in Latin America and Asia, Walton Family Foundation (WFF) Senior Program Officer Teresa Ish said during the Latin American Summit for […]
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Governments to reduce pollution in oceans and end subsidies that contribute to overfishing Governments responsible for 40% of the world’s coastlines have pledged to end overfishing, restore dwindling fish populations and stop the flow of plastic pollution into the seas in the next 10 years. Read more
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource The European Commission has announced a new proposal aimed at fixing fishing opportunities in the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea for 2021 for selected fish stocks and groups of fish stocks. Read more
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource The High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, a consortium of ocean-dependent countries founded in 2018 to initiate action to improve global marine sustainability efforts, has issued a report detailing the threat that organized crime poses to the fisheries sector. Read more
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Fishing fleets are defying international ban, with deadly nets ensnaring dolphins, whales and other protected marine life Read more
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts New World Trade Organization rules would help ocean, local fleets, and coastal communities Overfishing is one of the greatest threats to ocean health, yet for decades many governments have paid subsidies to their fishing fleets, helping them fish beyond levels that are biologically sustainable. It’s time to end these harmful subsidies, some […]
Read MoreSource: Asia & The Pacific Policy Society Authors: Meg Keen, Quentin Hanich, Grant Walton Can states cooperate to save sustainable fishing? In order to improve sustainability and transparency in Pacific fisheries, better information sharing protocols, value chain tracing, and intergovernmental collaboration are needed, Meg Keen, Grant Walton and Quentin Hanich write. The Pacific islands’ tuna […]
Read MoreSource: EUbusiness Illegal fishing practices are undermining cross-border security by making resources that are already limited due to the climate and nature crises even more scarce, a new report from WWF reveals. As the EU plans its recovery from Covid-19, a global health crisis that has called attention to key shortcomings in the global fisheries […]
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