Source: CNN Author: Scott Glover, CNN Justice Reporter U.S. authorities are investigating the disappearance of an American marine biologist who went missing at sea while serving as a monitor on a fishing boat off the coast of Peru.
Read MoreSource: ABC Author: Liam Fox, Pacific affairs reporter Nauru’s government has announced a ban on all transhipments, a controversial practice linked to illegal and unsustainable fishing at sea.
Read MoreSource: Stop Illegal Fishing Blog Author: TIMOTHY WALKER TWO recent discussions brought home the potential and missed opportunities of Africa’s maritime environment. A West African admiral said the continent doesn’t really know the sea. “Navies don’t do coups, so governments don’t pay them much attention,” he said.
Read MoreSource: Daily Mail Author: AFP Rampant illegal fishing by foreign trawlers off Somalia’s once pirate-infested coastline is threatening economic gains in the Horn of Africa nation and could push communities back to maritime crime, a report warned Tuesday.
Read MoreSource: The Parliament Magazine Author: Chatchai Sarikalya The fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated labour issues is a major challenge for Thailand.
Read MoreSource: New York Times Author: Mark Young, The Pew Charitable Trusts Illegal Fishing accounts for roughly 1 out of every 5 fish taken from the seas. Poaching and the other crimes that come with it amount to big business, upwards of $23.5 billion every year.
Read MoreSource: EMFIS Author: editorial@fis.com Three non-government organizations have announced the first-ever global website intended to fishing transparency throughour the Eurpean Union (EU).
Read MoreSource: fishnewseu.com Author: The Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association AN online database detailing 15,264 EU vessels authorised to fish outside EU waters between 2010 and 2014 has been made public for the first time – in a move that should make it easier to clamp down on illegal fishing (IUU).
Read MoreSource: New York Times Author: Ian Urbina Men who have fled servitude on fishing boats recount beatings and worse as nets are cast for the catch that will become pet food and livestock feed.
Read MoreSource: Los Angeles Times Author: Jonathan Kaiman Four Thai customs agents in a gunmetal-gray speedboat slowly circle a decrepit fishing vessel, its huge white hull streaked with filth and rust.
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