illegal fishing

25 Aug
2020

Previously-fined Chinese vessel given Ghanaian fishing permit, despite lack of payment

Source: SeafoodSource The Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956, a Chinese vessel operated by Rongcheng Ocean Fishery Co. Ltd., has reportedly been re-licensed to fish in Ghana, in spite of failing to pay its fines. Read more

20 Aug
2020

Ecuador says Chinese fishing fleet off Galapogos has gone dark

Source: Reuters Ecuador says dozens of Chinese vessels have turned off tracking systems to prevent monitoring of their activities. Read more

19 Aug
2020

Ocean Panel identifies organized crime as major threat to marine sustainability

Source: SeafoodSource The High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, a consortium of ocean-dependent countries founded in 2018 to initiate action to improve global marine sustainability efforts, has issued a report detailing the threat that organized crime poses to the fisheries sector. Read more

18 Aug
2020

‘Walls of death’: surge in illegal drift nets threatens endangered species

Source: The Guardian Fishing fleets are defying international ban, with deadly nets ensnaring dolphins, whales and other protected marine life Read more

30 Jul
2020

Blog: Calling on the European Union to combat IUU fishing and drive transformational change in fisheries governance in the wake of COVID-19

Introduction In a matter of months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a global public health crisis unprecedented in scale. It has fundamentally changed the lives and daily interactions of billions of people and has highlighted important questions about society’s relationship with the planet, our dependence on natural resources and the sustainability of current systems of […]

24 Jul
2020

Huge Chinese illegal fishing operation in North Korean waters uncovered

Source: SeafoodSource A new study has uncovered a massive illegal fishing operation conducted by Chinese fishing vessels in North Korean waters. Read more

21 Jul
2020

Warning to EU over imports from vessels fishing illegally in Ghana

Source: EJF EU consumers are inadvertently supporting illegal practices and severe overfishing in Ghana’s waters, a new report by EJF has concluded. Industrial trawlers authorised to export to the EU have been linked to illegal foreign ownership and implicated in the use of prohibited nets, fishing in the exclusion zone reserved for small-scale canoe fishers, and the […]

16 Jul
2020

Liberia fishing communities threatened by Chinese supertrawlers

Source: EJF Six Chinese supertrawlers have arrived in Liberia, capable of taking over 12,000 tonnes of fish a year – nearly twice the nation’s sustainable catch. This has sparked outrage among canoe fishers, who fear for their jobs and food security. Liberia is now the third West African country to witness a sudden increase in […]

13 Jul
2020

Illegal fishing of sharks and rays caught on camera in the Mediterranean

Source: WWF WWF reveals evidence of widespread illegal fishing in 11 Mediterranean Multiple species of sharks and rays, some of them critically endangered, are being illegally caught on a regular basis in the Mediterranean Sea, evidence obtained by WWF reveals. These activities are proof of Member States’ failure to enforce and comply with EU fisheries […]

8 Jul
2020

Seafood fraud: why your Mediterranean swordfish might actually be shark

Source: The Guardian Pressure on fish stocks has led to sharks being passed off as swordfish or tuna, endangering the Mediterranean ecosystem Read more