Source: SWI swissinfo.ch Every year, governments pay billions of dollars to their fishing industries to carry on fishing even though stocks are seriously depleted. The Geneva-based World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding a ministerial conference on July 15 to seek an agreement on banning harmful fisheries subsidies, a main factor in overfishing.
Read MoreSource: Environmental Justice Foundation Ghanaian fisheries observers are bribed, threatened and abused at sea, our investigations have revealed. These conditions have enabled rampant illegal fishing in Ghana’s waters. Action is urgently needed to ensure the safety of these individuals, to curb illegal fishing, and to safeguard coastal livelihoods and the food security of the nation.
Read MoreSource: IHS Blog Author: Alex Gray More people are giving thought to where their food comes from, and there is perhaps no better example than seafood.
Read MoreSource: IUU Fishing Blog Author: House of Ocean Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing refers to infringements of management and conservation laws established to regulate fishing activities in national or international waters. It is a persistent phenomenon that thrives due to complex interactions.
Read MoreSource & Author: House of Ocean Council Regulation 1005 / 2008 (the IUU Regulation) is a European Union (EU) legislative tool designed to reinforce and support pre-existing normative measures established by the international community to control illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Read MoreSource: The IUU Fishing Blog Author: House of the Ocean On 17th June 2014, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum in which some initial measures to combat illegal and unregulated fishing were established.
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