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
Ahead of the 45th Commission of the GFCM in Tirana, Archipelagos, ClientEarth, the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana and The Nature Conservancy, who work together under the Med Sea Alliance to protect the Mediterranean Sea against the impacts of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing are calling on the GFCM to take ambitious measures to tackle … Read more
A lack of transparency in the global fishing sector is enabling illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. IUU fishing depletes fish stocks, destroys marine habitats, distorts competition, and weakens coastal communities – particularly in developing countries. It is a high-benefit activity – often associated with human, drugs, and weapons trafficking, tax fraud, money laundering, and … Read more
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
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
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
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