Source & Author: The Marine Executive The Spanish National Court has ordered the payment of 700,000 Euros ($840,000) to a Chinese company in compensation for a cargo of illegally-caught Patagonian toothfish that was seized in Vietnam last year from a vessel owned by a Spanish fishing syndicate.
Read MoreSource & Author: Stop Illegal Fishing Joint training on vessel bridge inspections and information cross-referencing, held in support of the FCWC West Africa Task Force, took place in Accra and Tema, Ghana, on the 11th to 15th September 2017.
Read MoreSource & Author: Ghana Web. The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says illegal methods of fishing, as well as the over-exploitation of Ghana’s marine resources cannot continue, as they threaten the very essence of the country’s existence.
Read MoreSource: Inter Press Service Author: Viwanou Gnassounou Fish is big business. The latest figures show that more than 165 million tonnes of fish are either captured or harvested in a year, with each person consuming more than 20kg of fish annually, according to the world average. Roughly US$ 140 billion worth of fish is traded […]
Read MoreSource: Nasdaq Author: Prableen Bajpai The global fishing industry is plagued with issues related to Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. The practice of IUU fishing is not only a transnational organized crime, but also a major threat to the sustainability of the world’s fisheries. The protocols in place are often abused and thus fall […]
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS. For more than three years, European Union members states authorized unlawful fishing activities off the coast of Africa in contravention of common regional laws and policies, a new report shows.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Marine Executive A joint operation conducted on September 9 by the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd Global and the East Timor National Police (PNTL) resulted in the capture of the Hong Long Fisheries / Pingtan Marine Enterprises fishing fleet at anchor off the coast of Com, East Timor.
Read MoreSource: The Namibian Author: Adam Hartman The fisheries ministry has reported about five foreign vessels suspected of illegally fishing in Namibian waters to Angolan marine authorities, fisheries permanent secretary Moses Maurihungirire said last week.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS The Chinese government is willing to set up an intergovernmental communication and cooperation mechanism with Ecuador to protect marine flora and fauna and combat illegal fishing, said Zhang Xianliang, director general of fisheries and fisheries administration at the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture.
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource Author: Jason Holland Efforts to combat illegal fishing in the Asia Pacific Region have received a welcome shot in the arm through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Australia and Vietnam.
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