Source: Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imported $2.4 billion worth of seafood from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in 2019, representing 11% of total U.S. imports, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a report released on Thursday. Read more
Read MoreSource: Anti IUU Forum Japan On March 16th, international NGOs and East Asia based NGOs issued a joint statement welcoming the “Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic animals and plants” enacted at the end of last year in Japan. The law was enacted to eliminate IUU (illegal, unreported, unregulated) […]
Read MoreSource: E&T Cargo ships from around the world are moving untracked in African waters, where the rise of a new fishing activity affects everything from local biodiversity to piracy. Read more
Read MoreSource: Global Newswire President Biden Urged to Increase Transparency and Traceability of Seafood to Protect American Fishermen, Businesses, Consumers and Oceans Washington, DC, March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Oceana published a report making the case for expanding transparency and traceability to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud. While the federal government […]
Read MoreSource: The Pew Charitable Trusts Devices with better connection and features boost users’ peace of mind at sea The eastern Pacific Ocean is home to valuable tuna fisheries worth more than $5 billion each year. These stocks are managed by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which is responsible for ensuring the sustainable management of tunas and […]
Read MoreSource: European Commission The Commission, leading the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide, has issued a warning (so-called yellow card) to Cameroon that it should step up its actions against IUU fishing. Read more
Read MoreSource: FAO 8 February 2021, Rome – The 34th session of FAO’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI34) ended its week-long meeting on Friday with its Members endorsing the first-ever Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, urging stronger action to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and stressing the importance of recovering from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource An investigation by the Advocate for Public Interest Law (APIL) and the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has found that migrant workers onboard South Korea’s distant-water fishing fleet – which fishes for products eventually shipped to the U.S., European Union, and United Kingdom – are subject to abuse. Read more
Read MoreThe biennial meeting of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI) is set to take place virtually, from today, 1 February, until 5 February 2021. The meeting is a key occasion for the international community to take stock of the impacts of global efforts against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) […]
Read MoreSource: The Maritime Executive On a sunny day in June 2019, the seven crew members of the artisanal fishing boat Mercedes Rosario spotted big international vessels off Peru’s Pacific coast. Captain Jorge Jacinto Galán decided to anchor nearby and wait for nightfall, when these vessels turn on their powerful lights to attract Humboldt squid in large numbers. […]
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