Governance – Page 4

26 Jul
2017

Thai seafood industry grapples with international scrutiny

Source: Asian Review Author: Marwaan Macan-Markar EU and US consider action on illegal fishing practices, worker abuse.

26 Jul
2017

Ghana: European Union-Funded Fisheries Governance Project Launched in Accra

Source & Author: All Africa The European Union (EU) Ambassador in Ghana, H.E. William Hanna, has called for stronger collaborative efforts among stakeholders in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.

18 Jul
2017

Below the Surface: How Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Threatens our Security

Source: RUSI Author: Cathy Haenlein This paper argues that large-scale illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing takes place on an organised, systematic scale across multiple jurisdictions, and must therefore be recognised as transnational organised crime. Such IUU fishing endangers food security, threatens livelihoods, undermines the rule of law and deprives states of revenues. It also […]

15 Jul
2017

Cooperation and unregulated fishing: interactions between customary international law, and The European Union IUU fishing regulation

Source: ScienceDirect Author: Mercedes Rosello Highlights: •Commission must underpin implementing decisions with legal rationale. •Unregulated fishing and UNFSA Article 8.4 customary status not suitable. •State practice in RFMOs and arrangements should provide such rationale. •Due regard underpins such rationale. •Due regard insufficient to ensure conservation by itself.

15 Jul
2017

Criminalising IUU Fishing as a Response to Human Security Concerns?

Source: House of Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been associated with human security concerns. Domestically, security concerns may be addressed through the prescription and enforcement of criminal law provisions. However, prescribing and enforcing criminal law in regard to activities occurring in distant water areas, where IUU risks endure, is less straightforward. […]

22 Jun
2017

Illegal fishing threatens fisheries – Marine report

Source: Sierro Leone News Author: Ophaniel Gooding Despite government’s efforts and donor funding, illegal fishing accounts for about 30% of catches by industrial foreign fleets in Sierra Leone, says a new study published in Marine Policy, an academic journal published by Elsevier, in the U.K.

20 Jun
2017

New EU rules on sustainable and transparent external fishing activities

Source & Author: European Council On 20 June 2017 the Council reached a political agreement with the European Parliament on new rules for the sustainable management of external fishing fleets.

9 Jun
2017

Nine of world’s biggest fishing firms sign up to protect oceans

Source: The Guardian Author: Fiona Harvey Voluntary initiative marks first time companies from Asia, Europe and US have joined together to stop overfishing, illegal catch and use of slave labour.

5 May
2017

EU is a ‘driver of change’ for sustainable tuna fishing, says WWF

Source & Author: FIS A study on the socio-economic and environmental benefits of the Tuna Fisheries Improvement Project in the Philippines reveals that the changes driven by the European market towards sustainable development are having a large positive impact on developing countries.

4 May
2017

ITF calls for tuna transshipment moratorium

Source & Author: ITF The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is calling for a moratorium on high seas transshipment by tuna long-line vessels in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea until companies implement fair labour standards throughout their supply chains to protect fishers and seafarers.