Death of Russian ‘crab king’ cited as defense in $4bn lawsuit
As Russian authorities try to seize crab assets worth nearly $4bn -- amounting to roughly a tenth of the country's TAC -- lawyers have claimed that one key defendant is no longer alive
Russia formally accepts WTO fisheries subsidies agreement despite domestic outcry
Russia's representative to the World Trade Organization, Nikolai Platonov, has pledged that the country will implement the agreement to counter unfair fishery practices
Canada makes 26 more arrests for illegal elver fishing
Commercial elver fishing is illegal in Atlantic Canada is shut down but the poaching continues
Canadian commercial elver harvester sues First Nations in New Brunswick court
The lawsuit, filed in the Court of King's Bench in Fredericton, names more than 100 people who are alleged to have netted baby eels without permission in the spring of 2023
WTO to persist on fishing subsidy reform despite lack of consensus so far
The World Trade Organization aims to reform its dispute settlement process and address fishing subsidies despite global economic challenges
Canada’s fisheries minister shuts down Atlantic elver fishery
The risks to the conservation of the species cannot be addressed and an orderly management of the fishery cannot be restored -- Diane Lebouthillier
Report: Tuna caught by Chinese vessels that netted penguins, whales linked to Bumble Bee
Some of the world's largest seafood brands, including US tuna giant Bumble Bee Foods, have again been linked to disturbing fishing practices and human rights abuses in China's distant water fishing fleet
NGO urges UK sanctions on Chinese firms linked to Uyghur forced labor
An NGO, which wanted to remain anonymous, has filed a legal petition urging the UK government to impose sanctions on seven Chinese firms
Nova Scotia fisheries minister challenges Canada over handling of elver fishery
'The only foreseeable outcome from this proposed closure is financial hardship inflicted upon our law-abiding license-holders' -- Kent Smith, Nova Scotia fisheries minister
Russian fishery group reiterates opposition to WTO agreement on subsidies
A Russian seafood industrial lobbying group has reiterated its objections to the acceptance of the WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies