Thomas Walsh

Source: IPS News Agency “Working together means we widen the number of like-minded actors towards a common good” –Dr. Azza Karam, Secretary-General of Religions for Peace International. As global leaders and civil society actors participate in COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is a significant problem that must be tackled.

Source: The New Dawn A new technology has been launched to fight illegal fishing in Liberian waters. The Communities for Fisheries project on Wednesday, 27 October 2021 launched a smartphone application allowing small-scale fishers to gather evidence against industrial vessels fishing illegally in Liberian waters.

Source: SeaFood Source The European Commission will send inspectors to Vietnam in the first quarter of 2022 to review the country’s progress in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Source: GlobalNewswire.com Latest DNA testing shows almost ½ of seafood samples mislabelled; each year Canadian fishers lose up to $379M in income and consumers spend up to $160M on seafood caught illegally.

Source: Government of Canada Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian fishery officers have now completed their work in Operation North Pacific Guard, an annual international law enforcement operation in the high seas of the North Pacific with Canada’s counterparts from the United States, Korea and Japan. The operation largely took part aboard the US Coast Guard Cutter […]

Source: The Hill A chef explains the importance of transparency in the seafood business.

Source: DiÀLOGO A September 24, 2021 investigative feature published by the Associated Press (AP) and the Univisión network, whose team joined the research and patrol vessel Ocean Warrior of the Amsterdam-based environmental nongovernmental organization (NGO) Sea Shepherd Global, revealed that Chinese ships are increasing their presence in the Pacific waters off the coast of South America, with practices that […]

Source: ABCnet.au A defence expert says resources need to be bolstered to block an influx of illegal foreign fishing crews stripping marine life in Australian waters during the pandemic.

Source: Seafood Source During its annual CEO meeting, SeaBOS companies reaffirmed commitments to leading the way on improving the sustainability of seafood throughout the supply chain. SeaBOS companies represent over 10 percent of the world’s seafood production and have more than 600 subsidiary companies. SeaBOS members include 10 of the largest seafood companies in the […]

Source: Environmental Justice Foundation Crew on board Chinese vessels fishing illegally off the coast of Somalia were beaten, deprived of food, and forced to work for nothing, EJF investigations have revealed. In an attempt to swim ashore to escape the abuse, one man drowned. The six vessels were fishing without authorisation and using prohibited gear, […]