Source: Euractiv Author: Javier Garat and Linnéa Engström The European Commission needs to work out more effective rules to ensure that only fish meeting high social and environmental standards can enter the EU market, as well as a better implementation of the EU control regime in general, argue Linnéa Engström and Javier Garat.
Read MoreSource: Pattaya Mail Author: Keng Na Songkhla A top Royal Thai Police official instructed his colleagues from 11 provinces on how to use an online database to combat illegal practices and human trafficking in the fishing industry.
Read MoreSource & Author: Stop Illegal Fishing A new report from Stop Illegal Fishing takes a look at the work of the FISH-i Africa Task Force and focuses attention on the actions and cooperation that are still needed to tackle illegal fishing in the Western Indian Ocean.
Read MoreSource: Oceana Author: Vanya Vulperhors Yesterday’s agreement by EU bodies on a new regulation governing the European Union’s extensive external fishing fleet is a momentous step towards building sustainable fisheries globally and deserves wholehearted praise.
Read MoreSource & Author: European Council On 20 June 2017 the Council reached a political agreement with the European Parliament on new rules for the sustainable management of external fishing fleets.
Read MoreSource: Open Gov Asia Author: Priyankar Bhunia The country’s proprietary VMS data reveals commercial fishing in vast areas of the ocean where it had previously been invisible to the public or other countries.
Read MoreAuthor: Irene Vidal, Environmental Justice Foundation Much like a car is identified by its license plate, or a person by their ID number or passport, a fishing vessel should be easily identifiable to authorities anywhere in the world. Fishing vessels have a name and a registration number, but do those really work?
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Author: Kyle G Brown Decisive vote for legislative overhaul could deter illegal commercial operations in African waters that threaten the livelihoods of local fishing communities.
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana The EU has one of the largest fishing fleets operating around the world and its activities represent 28% of total EU catches.
Read MoreSource: European Parliament News The new regulation which would clarify the authorisation procedure of EU vessels fishing outside the EU and extend the licensing system to include also private agreements between EU companies and third countries, was backed by the plenary on Thursday. Parliament will now enter into negotiations with the Council in order to […]
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