Source & Author: Francisco Blaha I have been keeping updates on the conditions that US Seafood Import Monitoring Program establishes for imports of certain seafood products for a while now. The aim of the programme is to tackle the reporting and recordkeeping requirements needed to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)-caught and/or misrepresented seafood from entering U.S. […]
Read MoreSource & Author: The National Law Review As reported previously on this blog, concerns about illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) seafood fraud, led to a proposed rule to establish a traceability program for certain seafood species. The final rule establishing the Seafood Import Monitoring Program was published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National […]
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Author: Fiona Harvey Voluntary initiative marks first time companies from Asia, Europe and US have joined together to stop overfishing, illegal catch and use of slave labour.
Read MoreSource & Author: Sustainable Brands Fifty of the world’s largest businesses, retailers and fishing companies from across the tuna supply chain have banded together to stamp out illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in their industry, protect the health of oceans and eliminate forced labor from fishing vessels.
Read MoreSource: Science Direct Author: L. Guardonea, 1, L. Tinaccia, 1, F. Costanzoa, D. Azzarellia, P. D’Amicoa, G. Tassellib, A. Magnib, A. Guidia, D. Nucerac, A. Armania, The importation of fishery products into the European Union (EU) is constantly rising. The aim of this study was to conduct a survey on labeling non-compliances on fishery products imported from non-EU/extra-European countries, in collaboration with the veterinary staff […]
Read MoreSource: Horizon Magazine.EU Author: Steve Gillman General fish labels like snapper, sole and seabream take away the power to accurately assess stocks and then distort fishing quotas, but by identifying individual species we could prevent illegal catches ending up on our plates.
Read MoreSource: China Dialogue Author: Charlotte Middlehurst The unmonitored transfer of cargo on open water is a roadblock to transparency at sea, finds new research.
Read MoreSource & Author: Francisco Blaha Thailand has been going trough a rough patch with the EU for a while now, from the still outstanding issues from DG MARE’s “yellow card” in terms of IUU, now DG SANTE (Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety) recently published the results of an inspection that was carried out last year… and the […]
Read MoreSource & Author: FishWise This white paper aims to serve as a resource for businesses, NGOs, and other seafood stakeholders as they plan and implement traceability and anti-IUU fishing protocols within supply chains.
Read MoreSource: Bloomberb BNA Author: Rossella Brevetti Dec. 8 — Importers will have to maintain and report key data on an initial list of seafood imports at risk of illegal fishing and seafood fraud under a Commerce Department final rule issued Dec. 8.
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