Campaign: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
Follow the Fish
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Dow Jones Risk & Compliance adds IUU data to help companies avoid doing business with illegal fishing vessels, with Oceana’s support
Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, a world provider of risk data, technology solutions, and due diligence services, has integrated the EU List of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Vessels into its risk data set with support from Oceana, the largest international organisation solely dedicated to ocean conservation. Dow Jones clients will now be able to … Read more
Oceana and Inmarsat join forces to tighten the net on illegal fishing
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, supported by Oceana, the largest organisation solely dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s ocean, have taken further steps to tackle illegal fishing. Oceana flagged 13 vessels that were identified by multiple Regional Fisheries Management Organisations as having engaged in illegal fishing. Inmarsat, which has worked … Read more
Oceana welcomes ICCAT’s decision to prohibit companies from supporting illegal fishing
Member countries of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have agreed to investigate and act against businesses that support illegal fishing Oceana commends the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) for adopting a new rule that will prevent companies from providing services − including insurance, satellite communications or … Read more
The EU must do more to block illegal seafood products from the EU market
European Court of Auditors determines that there are effective EU rules in place to prevent illegal fishing and to stop illegally-caught seafood from ending up on European dinner plates. However, the rules are undermined by a lack of effort from Member States, including a failure to impose deterrent sanctions. Because of the uneven implementation by … Read more
Refinitiv: Helping To Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which represents as much as 20% of the global catch annually[1], poses a serious risk to sustainable fisheries and marine ecosystems. As nearly half of the world’s population relies on fish for some of their food requirements, IUU fishing also threatens food security and can drive regional instability. Current … Read more
Spain fines fishing vessels for turning off mandatory location tracker, following Oceana analysis
As a result of data provided by Oceana, the Spanish government sanctioned two Spanish fishing vessels, Releixo and Egaluze, with a fine of 20.000 euros for turning off their automatic identification systems (AIS) on several occasions without cause, which is illegal for Spanish fishing vessels. During the 4-year period between 2012 and 2016, the two … Read more