Andrew Carryer

25 Sep
2024

Last week, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen published mission letters for her incoming cabinet of Commissioners, outlining their priorities. Here its our reaction to the mission letter for EU IUU Fishing Coalition’s Reaction to the Mission Letter for Costas Kadis, Fisheries and Ocean Commissioner Costas Kadis, Fisheries and Ocean Commissioner. What […]

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19 Jun
2024

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of law abiding fishers and coastal communities worldwide. Yet, identifying the true beneficiaries of fishing vessels engaged in these activities (beneficial owners) is not an easy task. The opaque nature of the global fisheries sector often allows beneficial owners […]

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18 Mar
2024

In the vast expanse of the ocean, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems, sustainable fisheries management, food security and livelihoods in coastal communities worldwide. Obscured ownership structures can facilitate the true perpetrators from not being held to account for such illicit practices.  Tackling IUU fishing requires a clear […]

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10 Nov
2023

Members of the EU IUU Fishing Coalition, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF are working together to ensure that the EU’s engagement with Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and key partners leads to strong transparency and measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide. In a coalition report titled “Achieving transparency and combating IUU […]

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5 Jun
2023

The United Nations estimates that up to 1 in every 5 fish caught comes from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. ‘Illegal’ means it breaks existing fishing laws, such as catching species a vessel doesn’t have permission to catch, or using banned fishing techniques. ‘Unreported’ refers to intentionally hiding catch from authorities, and ‘unregulated’ is […]

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31 May
2023

On March 16, 2023 the EU IUU Fishing Coalition, in cooperation with Oceana in Mexico, organised a webinar on Seafood traceability in the EU and Mexico, bringing together experts from the fisheries sector and government authorities from the two regions. The webinar included a session focused on the EU system and its functioning and another […]

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2 May
2023

On April 26 and 27, 2023, the EU IUU Fishing Coalition hosted two sessions at Seafood Expo Global, the world’s largest gathering of seafood industry and retailers. The interactive sessions brought together governments, industry representatives and NGOs to speak about tools and best practices to strengthen seafood traceability and align global import control schemes to […]

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24 Apr
2023

The importance of supply chain due diligence and import control scheme alignment in the fight against IUU fishing The EU IUU Fishing Coalition will host two conference sessions at this year’s Seafood Expo Global, taking place between the 25-27 of April in Barcelona. At the world’s largest seafood gathering, the Coalition will discuss best practices […]

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