Ex-Peru gov’t minister files lawsuit against incumbent over alleged illegal fishing
A senior Peruvian government official has filed a complaint with prosecutors alleging several politicians have facilitated illegal fishing from China and other foreign countries
Sea shepherd, Italian authorities collaborate to reduce illegal fishing
Illegal longline fishing in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Calabria's coast has been reduced by 70% due to a Sea Shepherd and Guardia di Finanza collaboration, according to the NGO
Surge of backing for WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies, but Russia not among them
Seven WTO members backed the agreement on Oct. 23, 'propelling the much-anticipated entry into force of the historic agreement for ocean sustainability'
Global seafood giants assert ‘proactive steps’ against IUU fishing, modern slavery
SeaBOS has released its first-ever impact report with insights into how member firms have taken action to deal with several sector challenges
NGO raises alarm over fishery observer safety after trio of Portuguese cases
Human Rights at Sea and the Association of Professional Observers have released a report raising awareness of the risks to fishing observer safety triggered by instances of harassment and, most recently, a fatality at sea
South Korea accepts WTO deal to ban subsidies for IUU fishing
With South Korea's approval, the total number of WTO member countries that have formally endorsed the rule has now reached 51
US lawmakers push Customs to better enforce anti-Uyghur forced labor law
The letter is just the latest response on Capitol Hill to the Outlaw Ocean Project report published in the New Yorker on Oct. 9
US Coast Guard expands patrol to combat IUU fishing in Eastern Pacific
The patrol was part of a new high seas management policy adopted earlier this year
‘We had expected to have come further’: World’s largest seafood firms disappointed by supply chain reports
SeaBOS says it's 'frustrated' by recent reports linking companies to forced labor in China and by a new World Benchmarking Alliance report that found a 'concerning lack of transparency around progress towards their sustainability commitments'
EU Parliament approves new rules to register all catches digitally
'These measures must put an end to the controversies over overfishing of which European fishermen are too often wrongly accused' -- Renew Europe