Source & Author: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) WCPFC13, DENARAU, FIJI ISLANDS 8th Dec 2016—Pacific nations are initiating a watch list of vessel masters linked to the WCPFC IUU vessel blacklist. The move to strengthen tracking of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing vessels with another layer of information listing vessel masters, is hoping to […]
Read MoreSource: EurActiv.com Author: Linnéa Engström Almost 60% of fish resources are at the limit of sustainability. The global fishing fleet is far too large to ensure sustainable fishing and the overall picture is alarming around the world, writes Linnéa Engström.
Read MoreSource: Ship Technology Author: Eva Grey The international community is desperately trying to crack down on illegal fishing and is increasingly harnessing the power of big data to achieve this. Given the valuable insight that can be gained from a ship’s location and activities at sea, could the world’s shipping fleets act as floating data […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana Fishing activities of the European fleet outside EU waters represent 28% of total EU catches
Read MoreSource: Asia Pacific Report Author: Jane Usher Vanuatu has reached an agreement to pay a substantial fine to the Cooks Islands, after Rarotonga reported a Vanuatu-flagged fishing boat for possible blacklisting in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Vessel List.
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana Fishing activities of the European fleet outside EU waters represent 28% of total EU catches
Read MoreSource: Faro De Vigo Author: A.Amoedo ARVI recoge un estudio que certifica la aplicación eficiente del reglamento de Bruselas en la materia -Resalta su “sofisticado sistema informático”
Read MoreSource: Stop Illegal Fishing Author: Isani Cayetano A shipping vessel tonight remains in the custody of the government of the African country of Somalia for illegal fishing activities. But what does the detention have to do with Belize?
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts Author: Tony Long Panama now joins 36 other countries and the European Union in ratifying the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), an international treaty aimed at curbing illegal fishing. Each year, up to 26 million tons of fish are stolen from our seas. That translates into 1 in every 5 […]
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has issued a new advisory note for French industry, retailers and brands on the risks associated with illegal fishing.
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