Transparency

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

Indonesia steps forward as first nation in the world to publicly share Vessel Monitoring System data

Source: Open Gov Asia Author: Priyankar Bhunia The country’s proprietary VMS data reveals commercial fishing in vast areas of the ocean where it had previously been invisible to the public or other countries.

22 May
2017

A key measure in the EU’s fight against illegal fishing: All EU seafood imports should come from vessels with an IMO number

Author: Irene Vidal, Environmental Justice Foundation Much like a car is identified by its license plate, or a person by their ID number or passport, a fishing vessel should be easily identifiable to authorities anywhere in the world. Fishing vessels have a name and a registration number, but do those really work?

2 Feb
2017

Boost for African coastal states as EU parliament acts to curb illegal fishing

Source: The Guardian Author: Kyle G Brown Decisive vote for legislative overhaul could deter illegal commercial operations in African waters that threaten the livelihoods of local fishing communities.

2 Feb
2017

European Parliament votes for greater transparency in EU’s fishing operations outside EU waters

Source & Author: Oceana The EU has one of the largest fishing fleets operating around the world and its activities represent 28% of total EU catches.

2 Feb
2017

More transparency and accountability for EU vessels fishing outside the Union

Source: European Parliament News The new regulation which would clarify the authorisation procedure of EU vessels fishing outside the EU and extend the licensing system to include also private agreements between EU companies and third countries, was backed by the plenary on Thursday. Parliament will now enter into negotiations with the Council in order to […]

5 Dec
2016

European Parliament supports steps for transparency in EU fishing operations outside EU waters

Source & Author: Oceana Fishing activities of the European fleet outside EU waters represent 28% of total EU catches

28 Nov
2016

New EU External Fleet Regulation: key to putting an end to Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing worldwide

Source: Oceana Author: Vanya Vulperhorst On December 5th, members of the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament will have their only chance to vote this year to make a huge improvement to the way the European fishing vessels are regulated when fishing abroad. It is a vital opportunity to make sure that the EU’s fleet, […]

14 Nov
2016

Protect Fish Stocks to Build Climate Resilience Along African Coasts

Source: Huffington Post Author: Peter Eigen The fishing communities dotted along Africa’s often inhospitable coastline have overcome many challenges before. But they now face some of their most difficult challenges ever.

18 Jun
2016

Lack of Transparency: the Achilles Heel in IUU Fishing Control

Source & Author: House of Ocean Who Fishes Far recently announced the availability of new information through their pioneering database, which represents an unprecedented achievement in affording visibility to information that is rarely accessible to the public.