Reinforcing the EU’s multilateral actions to promote best practices On Wednesday, 5 June, on the International Day Against IUU Fishing the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Nature Conservancy, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF – the EU IUU Coalition, launch a report outlining the minimum transparency and anti-IUU fishing measures deemed vital for Regional […]
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts Author: Dawn Borg Costanzi Progress follows initiatives at global, regional, and national levels The fight against a global, multibillion-dollar-a-year illicit activity can be painstakingly slow. And for more than a decade that’s been the story with the effort to end illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing around the world. But […]
Read MoreThe largest Seafood Expo Global to date is taking place this week in Brussels. Thousands of seafood industry professionals from around the world are in attendance, along with other key stakeholders including governments. It is therefore a fantastic opportunity to highlight the issue of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, promote best practices, and reiterate […]
Read MoreSource: EJF Following reports of mislabelled seafood in South Korean markets, EJF conducted the first comprehensive DNA test to determine the size of the problem. Shockingly, it found that one out of three seafood samples tested were wrongly labelled. Naming is knowing; knowing what fish you’re eating gives you the power to control your diet, […]
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts Member governments not taking enough recommended steps to improve sustainability The parties to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) abide by an important principle: They will follow the agreement’s legal obligations to “ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks.” The […]
Read MoreThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) will hold a Conference on Fishing Vessel Safety and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Torremolinos, Spain, 21-23 October 2019. In an effort to maximise profits, operators who fish illegally or under-report catch often cut corners with how they manage their vessels, further endangering workers in one of the […]
Read MoreThe future European Fisheries Control System is currently being negotiated in the European Parliament and by representatives of EU Member States. It consists of an overhaul of the Control Regulation and key amendments to a series of other relevant regulations, including those related to the European Fisheries Control Agency and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) […]
Read More7 March 2019, 12.30 – 14.30, European Parliament, Room A3H1 To view a video recording of the event, please click here. The European Commission’s proposal for the revision of the fisheries control system puts forward measures to make the system more effective and efficient, and to address the identified loopholes that undermine harmonised fisheries controls […]
Read MoreSource: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and Poseidon – Aquatic Resource Management Ltd. are pleased to announce the launch of the IUU Fishing Index, a tool designed to provide a better understanding of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide. The IUU Fishing Index has been designed to meet the need for a detailed […]
Read MoreSource: EJF Dolphins harpooned and butchered for use as bait to catch sharks; thousands of sharks stripped of their fins and thrown back into the sea to drown; vulnerable turtles killed and discarded: a catalogue of cruel, wasteful and illegal practices aboard fishing vessels linked to Taiwan has been exposed by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
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