Top 100 stories of 2013: High Liner-American Pride deal breaker; HuffPo pickup for Contessa range; A ‘new lobster’ in shrimp
Shrimp prices rocketed, deals were broken, suppliers were ditched: Review the top 100 most-read stories on Undercurrent News for 2013, with exclusives dominating the list
The Economist: World attention turning to ocean protection in 2014
A surge in MPAs and pressure to ban deep sea trawling are two of many efforts Economist writer Dominic Ziegler predicts as entities such as the Global Ocean Commission plan wide-ranging proposals
EU sanctions threat could see three MW Brands vessels blacklisted
But sources say imminent measures are likely to have little impact, even in case of Belize, which has three MW Brands-flagged vessels
Maine company, owner admit to overharvesting sea scallops
Wholesaler handed over documents showing it failed to report about 79,666 pounds of scallops that were harvested off the New Jersey coast
Interpol issues purple notice for toothfish vessel suspected of IUU
Australian Greens say government must send its Antarctic customs vessel, the Ocean Protector, to the Southern Ocean to track down a boat suspected of fishing illegally
Up to 45 Ghana tuna vessels could be blacklisted as result of EU sanctions
If EU's yellow card warning to Ghana materializes into sanctions, this could affect 45 tuna vessels currently flying Ghanaian flag
Brazil launches national plan to eradicate illegal fishing
The initiative is the most important against IUU fishing in Latin America, according to the Brazilian government
UN move to combat IUU fishing welcomed
Decision, and Spanish industry's call for fishing vessels to obtain IMO numbers, welcomed by Environmental Justice Foundation
Belize to ask EU for reassessment on back of proposed trade ban
After the EU commission began proceedings for trade sanctions against Belize, as well as Cambodia and Guinea, country says it is close to rectifying situation
Taiwan aims to sign fishery pact with China
Director-general of Taiwan's Fisheries Agency confirms Taiwan is seeking agreement with China on the protection of fishery resources