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.
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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.
Read MoreSource: 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.
Read MoreAuthor: 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?
Read MoreSource: 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.
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana The EU has one of the largest fishing fleets operating around the world and its activities represent 28% of total EU catches.
Read MoreSource: 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 […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana Fishing activities of the European fleet outside EU waters represent 28% of total EU catches
Read MoreSource: 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, […]
Read MoreSource: 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.
Read MoreSource & 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.
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