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Asia June 20, 2024 10:43 AM
Vietnam tuna exports expected to grow by 20% between Jan-Jun

Vietnamese tuna exports achieved a milestone in 2022, surpassing $1 billion. The local industry expects that this record could be matched in 2024 if 'raw material shortages' are addressed

Fighting transnational IUU June 18, 2024 10:23 AM
Asian countries discuss agreement on port state measures to combat IUU

FAO's regional coordination meeting for Asia took place June 10-14 in Tokyo, with delegates from 11 countries and two regional fishery bodies

Policy June 14, 2024 1:56 PM
Canada proposes expropriation of elver licenses to increase First Nation quota

Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has proposed increasing the Indigenous share of elver quota to as much as 50% of the total allowable catch

Analysis June 12, 2024 5:00 PM
Canada’s black market for lobster creates data gaps for fisheries managers

By Barb Dean-Simmons

The under-the-radar business skews the big picture for fisheries managers in the Canadian government who depend on landings and sales records to assess the health of stocks and determine fishing rules

World June 10, 2024 4:50 PM
World Trade Organization moves closer to final ratification of fisheries subsidies agreement

By Barb Dean-Simmons

Over 75 members have now ratified the agreement, but the WTO needs the support of two-thirds of its 164 member nations -- meaning about another 30 -- for it to come into force

Trade June 5, 2024 3:12 PM
Canada seizes more illegal elvers at Nova Scotia trucking facility

Enforcement officers with Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans seized 60 kilograms of baby eels worth at least CAD 250,000 from a trucking facility in Nova Scotia

North America June 5, 2024 2:36 PM
US restaurant agrees to pay nearly $1.4m for selling frozen, imported fish as fresh, domestic

Three alleged co-conspirators described in the federal charging documents have yet to be identified, including a Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood wholesaler and retailer

Africa May 29, 2024 10:21 AM
EU issues ‘yellow card’ to Senegal over IUU

The EU has notified Senegal of 'serious shortcomings' in its systems for monitoring and controlling fishing activities

Blue whiting May 27, 2024 9:38 AM
MarinTrust updates standard for ‘world that has changed’

By Louis Harkell

Its updated standard -- called simply 'Version 3' -- is the organization's attempt to keep pace in a fast-moving world, as well as 'future-proof' the standard

China May 20, 2024 10:04 AM
Peru fishermen call for tougher action as Chinese vessel gets ‘token fine’ for IUU fishing

Peru's ministry of production, Produce, has come under heavy criticism for imposing a mere PEN 250 fine on Chinese vessel Tian Xiang, caught illegally fishing within its EEZ

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