Source: EU Reporter Author: Martin Banks The stark statistics speak for themselves. At current rates of consumption, plastic debris will most likely outnumber fish in the world’s oceans by 2050. More than 90% of fish stocks in the Mediterranean are over-exploited and the amount of carbon dioxide that humans will have released into the atmosphere […]
Read MoreSource: Science Direct Author: Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood Highlights: •IUU fishing highlights the loophole in the fisheries management systems of countries in the Gulf of Guinea. •The threat amounts to 65% of the legal reported catch in the Gulf of Guinea. •It undermines marine conservation efforts, and so is a threat to the SDGs. •Regional cooperation as a possible […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Marine Executive Public and private actors from 112 countries around the world made commitments worth over $7 billion (€6 billion) to tackle global oceans challenges at the Our Ocean Conference 2017 held in Malta on October 5-6.
Read MoreSource & Author: Jamaica Observer Fisheries and Aquaculture ministers from the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have agreed on measures aimed at accelerating the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as well as address the issue of fisheries subsidies at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Read MoreSource & Author: Our Ocean 2017 In the last few decades, science has revealed the widespread deterioration of the marine environment and its resources, something long witnessed by coastal populations.
Read MoreSource & Author: UNCTAD With just 10 weeks until a World Trade Organization summit in Argentina, there is a risk that no global agreement will be made to address the issue of overfishing, an UNCTAD official has told a public meeting at the international body’s Geneva base.
Read MoreSource: Inter Press Service Author: Viwanou Gnassounou Fish is big business. The latest figures show that more than 165 million tonnes of fish are either captured or harvested in a year, with each person consuming more than 20kg of fish annually, according to the world average. Roughly US$ 140 billion worth of fish is traded […]
Read MoreSource & 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: SeafoodSource Author: Jewel Fraser When Trinidad and Tobago received a yellow card from the European Union last year for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the country’s government was motivated to take steps to remedy one of the problems plaguing the twin island nation’s fishing industry for decades.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Star Online Partnership is one of the cornerstones for successfully implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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