Source: House of the Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello A few locals in Phuket gave me their views on the fishing vessel lockdown, in place following the moratorium imposed by the Ministry of Fisheries. This and other measures that the Thai fishing industry has had to implement have been largely prompted by an official warning by the […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Pew Charitable Trust Mauritius has ratified the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the international treaty designed to prevent illegally caught fish from entering the market through legitimate fishing ports. An island nation in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius joins Seychelles, Gabon, Mozambique, and Somalia to become the fifth African nation to sign on […]
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Author: Karl Mathiesen A new initiative is arming coastguards with satellite intelligence that allows them to target their search for pirate fishing vessels in remote marine areas.
Read MoreSource: Oceana Author: Mercedes Rosello Whilst the EU IUU Regulation[1] has been a pioneering initiative placing the EU at the helm of the global fight against IUU fishing, one challenge that continues to mar efforts to address IUU fishing across the EU is the identification of European interests behind IUU fishing operations.
Read MoreSource & Author: EJF, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts, WWF The European Commission proposes a renewed regulation today affecting over 15,000 EU fishing vessels operating outside the EU, in line with current legislation against illegal fishing and the reformed Common Fisheries Policy.
Read MoreSource: EJF Author: Sebastian Buschmann Christmas is almost here, and as you might know, the festive season in Germany comes with a lot of traditional fish dishes. Celebrations usually call for carp, a freshwater fish from our rivers in Europe or often produced in aquaculture farms. Thankfully for the consumer who may be on the lookout […]
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Author: Marc Gunther The plucky nonprofit, whose founder’s once dismissed warnings about offshore drilling foretold the BP oil spill, enlists help from Google and Oceana to create a website for tracking illegal fishing.
Read MoreSource: Reuters Author & Source: Katie Nguyen and Alisa Tang * Eight arrested over trafficking in Thai fisheries industry * Investigation continues amid claims of violence, intimidation * Calls mount for more action to clean up industry
Read MoreSource & Author: EJF An EJF investigation has uncovered a sophisticated system of slavery and severe human rights abuses aboard “pirate” fishing vessels operating from the Thai fishing port of Kantang. The new report, Thailand’s Seafood Slaves, lays out detailed evidence of the abuses and names those responsible.
Read MoreSource: House of Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello Note: This blog post was first published on Swiss Re Open Minds. As the World Bank points out, the oceans have a vast potential to unlock sustainable development, being also a key factor in the regulation of the Earth’s climate systems. The ocean feeds and provides work security for […]
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