Source & Author: OPAGAC Speaking through the Organisation of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC), the Spanish tuna fleet has applauded the announcement that Eroski is committed to seeing that all tinned tuna sold at Eroski stores under any label must come from sustainable fleets, an announcement made under Eroski’s Sustainable Fishing Policy.
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 & Author: Sierra Express Media FREETOWN – At the invitation of the Joint Operations Center (JOC) in Murray Town, officials from Sierra Leone Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) responsible for maritime affairs and fisheries today joined the World Bank Country Manager, the U.S. Ambassador, and the Charge d’Affaires of the European Union Delegation to tour […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations An FAO-led push to establish internationally agreed standards that can guide the development of catch documentation schemes aimed at keeping illegally caught fish off store-shelves and consumers’ plates has taken an important step forward.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Montserrat Reporter Online Five French nationals are likely to face charges and appear in court later this week after they were detained following a joint patrol involving Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) and US Coast Guard.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS.com The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment denied the information released by Greenpeace in relation to the joint action carried out with the Fisheries Surveillance Department of Guinea Bissau (FISCAP).
Read MoreSource & Author: Netralnews.com Indonesia and the United Kingdom have agreed to strengthen cooperation to deal with illegal fishing by developing the national water surveillance satellite technology.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS.com Thai authorities intend to set a number of measures to further regulate vessels and fishery-related activities as part of a strategy to deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Read MoreSource & Author: Concilium.Europa.EU The Council adopted conclusions on “International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans”.
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