Source: The Sunday Times Sri Lanka Author: S. Rubatheesan As many as 641 permits were issued to foreign fishing vessels between 2012 and 2015 despite warnings by the European Union (EU) that many of them were engaged in illegal fishing practices which ultimately cost Sri Lanka a ban on exports, the first application by the Sunday […]
Read MoreSource & Author: European Commission The European Commission has lifted today the ‘yellow cards’ for Curaçao and Solomon Islands, recognising the significant progress both countries have made in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS The Fisheries Agency confirmed that 15 by-laws under three fishery laws will take effect on 20 January as part of the government’s strategy to get Taiwan removed from a European Union (EU) watch list of countries that have not acted against illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.
Read MoreSource: Taipei Times Author: Staff writer, with CNA COMPLIANCE: The agency discussed the changes with visiting EU officials to ensure that they are adequate to have the nation removed from the EU’s fishery watch list.
Read MoreSource and Author: European Commission The Commission has proposed to lift the “red card” and the associated trade measures for fisheries products from the Republic of Guinea, following significant improvements to its national fisheries governance to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Pew Charitable Trust At panel, leaders highlight their role in EU carding system targeting illicit trade The European Union has made preventing illegally caught seafood from entering its market a priority for its international diplomacy, and many players in the seafood industry have engaged in the global effort. Industry representatives recently […]
Read MoreSource & Author: The Pew Charitable Trusts Problems include gaps in national laws, poor conservation, lax vessel oversight, and failure to cooperate with fisheries managers
Read MoreSource & Author: News24 The EU warned Thailand on Tuesday to take “swift and determined” action against illegal fishing, or risk a European ban on its fish exports.
Read MoreSource & Author: The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF Reaction from the NGO’s on new third country cardings from European Commission: The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF are working together to secure the harmonised and effective implementation of the EU Regulation to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) […]
Read MoreSource: Reuters Author: Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand delivered a progress report on Thursday on efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing in a last-ditch attempt to show progress made ahead of a visit by EU officials next week.
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