Thomas Walsh

Retailers, wholesalers and policymakers call for improved at-sea controls and a more robust traceability system covering all seafood products, to ensure legality at sea and throughout the supply chain, specifically supporting the use of CCTV aboard vessels and the digitalization of catch documentation. Retailers and wholesalers backed the European Commission and MEP O’Sullivan in opposing […]

Members of the EU IUU Fishing Coalition, Oceana, WWF, and The Pew Charitable Trusts, have published a position statement in advance of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) annual meeting, scheduled for November 14-21, 2022. The statement calls for action to promote transparency and tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, […]

The EU IUU Fishing Coalition* and ClientEarth are pleased to invite you to a workshop focussing on implementing effective due diligence in the Spanish seafood supply chain.   Appropriate due diligence is vital if businesses are to prevent IUU seafood from entering their supply chains, as well as to prevent products produced with forced labour or linked with […]

The EU IUU Fishing Coalition (the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Nature Conservancy, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF) has submitted a joint written contribution to the discussions on fish trade, as part of the broader agenda of the 35th meeting of the FAO’s Committee on Fisheries that is taking place in Rome on 5-9 […]

Four years ago, the FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels (the ‘Global Record’) was launched to the public with the aim of enhancing transparency and traceability to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. It can also be used by stakeholders across the industry to support the implementation of […]

The EU IUU Fishing Coalition is proud to launch our latest study titled ‘The FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels: A tool for the EU to champion fisheries transparency globally’. This new report provides a snapshot of EU Member States’ engagement with the FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels […]

As part of the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference, the EU IUU Fishing Coalition,[1] the US IUU coalition,[2] the Anti-IUU Forum Japan,[3] the Global Transparency Coalition,[4] Sciaena, NGOs active in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations and the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) hosted an official side event entitled ‘Increasing Transparency to Eradicate IUU Fishing and Deliver SDG […]

The agenda for our official 2022 UN Ocean Conference side event “Increasing Transparency to Eradicate IUU Fishing and Deliver SDG 14” is now available. Join us for an interactive discussion showcasing how a fundamental shift toward transparency in fisheries governance is critical to the future of our ocean. The event will highlight the tools and […]

Join us for an interactive discussion showcasing how a fundamental shift toward transparency in fisheries governance is critical to the future of our ocean. The event will highlight the tools and policies already available or in development globally, and how these can be leveraged by all states to scale up global efforts towards eradicating illegal, […]

Concerned by persisting overfishing and the impact of fishing on endangered species, wildlife and marine ecosystems, 11 European wholesalers and retailers are speaking with one voice to call on EU Member States and the EU institutions to ensure sustainable fisheries management via their revision of the EU fisheries Control Regulation*. In a statement published ahead […]