How governments and industry can complement each other Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a global threat to the health and sustainability of our fisheries. Many key seafood industry actors – from suppliers to retailers – actively seek to ensure that no illegally caught seafood enters their supply chains. To strengthen these efforts, more […]
Read MoreSource: Seafood Source The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new considerations with regards to social distancing and travel restrictions, and these have had a significant impact on the monitoring, control, and surveillance of fisheries activities. Read more
Read MoreSource: The Guardian The people who monitor ships for illegal fishing and labour practices have been vanishing under suspicious circumstances Read more
Read MoreSource: World Economic Forum Author: Rashid Sumaila The COVID-19 recovery is a chance to foster a truly sustainable ocean economy. To that end, the world must work together to end harmful subsidies that encourage overfishing and exploitation. Funds should be diverted to encourage sustainable fishing practices – and the WTO has a crucial role to […]
Read MoreSource: World Economic Forum COVID-19’s impact is being felt at sea as well as on land. The pandemic offers an opportunity to start building a sustainable ocean economy fit for the future. Here are 8 areas for policy-makers to consider. Almost no facet of our global economy has been immune to the COVID-19 crisis. Read […]
Read MoreSource: UNCTAD The pandemic is inflicting economic and social harm on those working in fisheries sectors, but it opens a window to make seafood industries more sustainable. Measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 have hit fishers hard, but on the other hand the crisis may offer opportunities to make fishing industries more sustainable, according […]
Read MoreSource: South China Morning Post The two consignments, which on their own doubled the amount seized last year, represent the slaughter of an estimated 38,500 protected sharks Most of the dried fins discovered were taken from the protected ‘thresher’ and ‘silk’ species Hong Kong customs officials have made their largest shark fin seizure ever, uncovering […]
Read MoreSource: NewFood Alongside renewable energy, sustainable transportation and habitat restoration, the scientists have offered proposals to policymakers which include key points about how oceans can support food security and food systems. Debates around the Green New Deal have largely centred around climate change concerns on land, but a group of scientists are calling on policymakers […]
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource The deadline for a World Trade Organization (WTO) deal on fishing subsidies was recently extended due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions that impeded negotiations. However, delegates have been mulling an Indian proposal that would grant developing countries the right to subsidize their fleets, with the definition of “developing country” based on average per capita […]
Read MoreSource: The Maritime Executive The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has published a report from a Chinese tuna longliner where four crew reportedly died after being denied medical care. Read more
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