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14 Apr
2020

Coast Guard: Illegal Fishing in Oceans a National Security Issue

Source: Seapower Magazine WASHINGTON — Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) is a national security issue that threatens global economic order and the sovereignty of nations and that enforcement is over-stretched to counter the threat, U.S. officials said. IUU includes fishing without a permit, catching over a legal limit, catching the wrong species and catching fish that are too small. Speaking during a Navy League Sea-Air-Space: Virtual […]

11 Apr
2020

FAO’s guidelines for human rights in fishing delayed after pushback

Source: SeafoodSource Baseline international standards for human rights, labor conditions, and social responsibility in the seafood industry will have to wait. Read more

10 Apr
2020

Webinar: Removing illegal fish from global seafood supply chains

Removing illegally-caught fish from global seafood supply chains: How government and industry can complement each other The EU IUU Coalition, made up of the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Nature Conservancy, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF, are hosting this event to demonstrate the benefits of seafood import controls in stopping IUU fishing. In particular, the […]

8 Apr
2020

EJF: Targeting of juveniles by Chinese fleet driving Ghana’s sardine fishery to collapse

Source: SeafoodSource Ghana’s sardine fishery is on the verge of collapse as a result of unsustainable fishing by visiting Chinese trawlers, according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation. Read more

7 Apr
2020

Pandemic staple: Report links top tuna company to forced labor, illegal fishing

Source: Mongabay A new report based on interviews with migrant fishers on three tuna fishing vessels operating out of Taiwan suggests that forced labor and illegal fishing practices continue within major tuna supply chains, despite efforts by companies and governments to stamp them out. The fishers’ allegations included deception, physical violence, wage deductions, debt bondage, […]

3 Apr
2020

Oceana: Commercial fishing boats seen in municipal waters as gov’t preoccupied with COVID-19 fight

Source: Philstar Global MANILA, Philippines — Commercial fishing operators have taken advantage of the government agencies’ preoccupation with combating the spread of the new coronavirus in the country by entering areas meant for small-scale fishermen, a non-government organization said. In a statement, Oceana called on national government agencies and on local government units to intensify their maritime […]

2 Apr
2020

Oceans can be restored to former glory within 30 years, say scientists

Source: The Guardian Major review reports recovery of marine life but a redoubling of efforts is still needed The glory of the world’s oceans could be restored within a generation, according to a major new scientific review. It reports rebounding sea life, from humpback whales off Australia to elephant seals in the US and green […]

31 Mar
2020

China updates 2003 supervisory regime for its distant-water fleet

Source: SeafoodSource A new series of regulations on China’s distant-water fleet set to enter into force in April will force further transparency on the fleet and will crack down on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity, according to a government document announcing the rules. Read more

23 Mar
2020

IUU economic estimates climb as high as USD 50 billion in new study

Source: SeafoodSource Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has profound effects on the economies and pocketbooks of developing countries, removing billions of dollars worth of fish every year from the legal trading system. Read more

19 Mar
2020

Leading Global Brands Change the Future of the Seafood Industry with Launch of New Traceability Standards

Source: Perishable News.com Washington – The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST)—a major industry forum involving more than five dozen companies worldwide from across the seafood supply chain—released the first-ever global standards for tracking seafood products from point of origin to point of sale. These standards are a critical step forward in the fight against illegal […]