Canada’s fish minister riles eel industry with talk of shutdown to handle poaching crisis
With a potential CAD 45m season in jeopardy, the Canadian elver industry says the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has rejected its offer to pay for solutions to stop poaching
UK’s nephrops FIP misses key human rights assessment deadline
Scottish NGO Open Seas notes that Co-Op, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Whitby Seafoods have all missed a crucial reporting deadline for human rights abuses in their supply chains
Canada wraps up three-year illegal halibut fishing investigation with more convictions
While DFO did not detail penalties involved in its latest convictions, it said individuals and companies convicted in all four trials were ordered to pay more than CAD 260,000
Unilateral efforts to combat illegal fishing may fuel piracy, new research finds
Certain unilateral efforts to combat IUU fishing have unintended consequences, potentially spurring piracy in specific regions, according to recent research
Major seafood buyers support US proposals to address IUU fishing in South Pacific
Over 30 major companies, including Costco, Aldi and Profand, have rallied behind the cause of IUU fishing and addressing human rights violations in the South Pacific
Russian crab asset seizure involves nearly 10,000t of quotas
The seizure of crab assets, including companies allegedly owned by former 'crab king' Oleg Kan, comes after authorities moved on Kan's other assets late in 2023
Japanese fisher enters China waters, while Russian vessels catch near Fukushima
The Chinese coastguard said a Japanese fisher and several patrol boats illegally entered the territorial waters of the Senkaku islands on Jan. 27
USCG cutter returns to Hawaii homeport after Bering Sea patrol
The US Coast Guard Cutter Midgett's patrol included 50 days off the coast of Alaska
Biden pushed by lawmakers to step up pressure on Sysco over forced labor concerns
'We urge the Biden administration to demand that Sysco Corporation immediately sever all ties with the Chishan group and commit to improved practices to avoid being a part of the scourge of IUU fishing' -- letter from 22 US lawmakers
UN’s new forum to improve global fisheries management
In a bid to enhance fisheries management, the FAO's Committee on Fisheries has established the COFI Sub-Committee on Fisheries management