Why whofishesfar.org accounts for far more vessels than the EU long distance fleet
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Why whofishesfar.org accounts for far more vessels than the EU long distance fleet
Read MoreSource & Author: WhoFishesFar.org On 29 July 2015, Oceana and its partners (See Note) launched the Who Fishes Far database. This pioneering tool in fisheries transparency makes details of EU fishing vessels operating outside Union waters accessible to the public for the first time. Today, the details of more than 6,800 additional vessels have been […]
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana As WhoFishesFar.org discloses vessels authorised to fish in non-EU waters since 2008, a lack of official data on those operating in Africa under private agreements raises alarm bells.
Read MoreSource: Undercurrent News Author: Neil Ramsden Speaking at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Malta, the heads of Europeche and Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) had suggestions for the EU on how it needs to up its anti-IUU [illegal, unregulated and unreported] game.
Read MoreSource & Author: EJF, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts, WWF The European Commission proposes a renewed regulation today affecting over 15,000 EU fishing vessels operating outside the EU, in line with current legislation against illegal fishing and the reformed Common Fisheries Policy.
Read MoreSource: The Parliament Author: Lasse Gustavsson, Oceana in Europe MEPs must help end the current lack of transparency, accountability and sustainability in EU external fisheries rules, argues Lasse Gustavsson.
Read MoreSource: Oceana Author: Agata Mrowiec Recently Oceana, together with its NGO partner organisations, launched a new online database whofishesfar.orgshowcasing 15,264 EU vessels authorised to fish outside EU waters between 2010 and 2014.
Read MoreSource: EMFIS Author: editorial@fis.com Three non-government organizations have announced the first-ever global website intended to fishing transparency throughour the Eurpean Union (EU).
Read MoreSource: fishnewseu.com Author: The Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association AN online database detailing 15,264 EU vessels authorised to fish outside EU waters between 2010 and 2014 has been made public for the first time – in a move that should make it easier to clamp down on illegal fishing (IUU).
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