WCPFC sees progress on tuna harvest strategies, setbacks on transshipment
The WCPFC annual meeting ended on Nov. 9 with good progress on harvest strategies but disappointing results on much-needed transshipment and compliance reforms
US Coast Guard reshuffles Oregon-based cutters amid worker shortage
A shortfall in recruitment and retention is speeding up the US Coast Guard's plan to decommission cutters and relocate personnel in the US state of Oregon
Despite widespread poaching in Canada, no evidence found of illegal baby eel exports
Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans was forced to shut down the legal harvest this spring after hundreds of poachers descended on rivers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
New Jersey lawmaker joins call for tighter scrutiny of Chinese seafood imports
'I urge CBP to enhance screening for all imported seafood from China to discourage unfair trade practices, economic coercive measures and other illegal activities' -- US representative Frank Pallone
Illegal fishing case sparks new call for transparency in Western Pacific tuna
However, fisheries advisor Francisco Blaha criticized the call for more transparency at the upcoming WCPFC meeting as 'cheap talk'
Outlaw Ocean video details dark links between China squid player, EU, US buyers
Chishan Group -- China's largest private player in the squid industry -- was linked to illegal fishing in North Korean waters and the fleet dropping off dead crew in Montevideo on a regular basis
Outlaw Ocean report in Politico takes aim at US government purchases of seafood from China
The US government is among the largest institutional buyers of seafood, purchasing more than $400 million worth in 2022
Brinsmade, Selvan launch new Thai-based tuna import joint venture
'If you're going to do this right, you've got to know the people working in your plants' -- Doug Brinsmade, Black-Fin Seafood Company
One in four fishing vessels accused of forced labor ‘owned by European companies’
A report also found that companies from just five countries -- China, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and Spain -- own almost two-thirds of accused vessels for which legal ownership data is available
NOAA drops SIMP expansion
'This effort seeks to ensure that the program is a meaningful and impactful tool in our comprehensive approach to ensuring the integrity of seafood imports' -- Alexa Cole, National Marine Fisheries Service