Source: Center for American Progress Authors: Trevor Sutton and Avery Siciliano Recent media investigations have revealed regular use of forced labor in the international seafood supply chain. Here’s how the U.S. government and the private sector should respond to curtail these abuses.
Read MoreSource & Author: Port News IMO has organized and funded exercises dealing with transnational organized crimes at sea, for maritime law enforcement officials from Djibouti Code of Conduct signatory States.
Read MoreSource: Oceana Author: Vanya Vulperhorst EU vessels operate outside EU waters under different authorisation types. The EU, on behalf of its member states signs public access agreements (also called Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements or SFPAs) with a non-EU coastal State.
Read MoreSource: Impakter Authors: Annick Vanhoutte and Blaise Kuemlangan Despite the many efforts to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU-fishing) in areas under national jurisdiction and on the high seas, the scourge persists. Each year, IUU fishing is responsible for annual catches of up to 26 million tons, with a value of up to 23 billion USD which negatively affects […]
Read MoreSource & Author: The Fish Site EU – A new report from ClientEarth, focusing on England, the Republic of Ireland, France and Poland, shows that the control legislation underpinning the Common Fisheries Policy has been implemented late, badly, or sometimes not at all. Fines for illegal fishing are infrequent and, when they are given, they […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Undercurrent News A criminal case against illegal fishing activity of Patagonian toothfish carried out by Spanish vessels in the Antarctic Ocean failed, following an appeal to the Spanish supreme tribunal, La Voz de Galicia reported.
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource Author: Cliff White French and Australian authorities recently joined forces for a marine patrol on the lookout for illegal fishing in Australian waters.
Read MoreSource: The New Indian Express Author: P K Balachandran COLOMBO: Imposition of a heavy fine on those who indulge in illegal fishing is a European Union (EU) requirement, and therefore, there is no way Sri Lana can exempt Tamil Nadu fishermen from being fined heavily for poaching in Sri Lankan waters and using banned methods of […]
Read MoreSource: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Author: Ussif Rashid Sumaila Fishing plays a crucial economic role in many human communities around the globe. How can trade-related policies contribute to the sustainable management of halieutic resources?
Read MoreSource & Author: Mireille Thom The European Union’s most recent public expression of its commitment to shaping the future of international ocean and fisheries governance came last month in the form of a communication that sets out “an agenda for the future of our oceans[1]”.
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