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Pelagics Nov. 6, 2023 3:11 PM
Ex-Peru gov’t minister files lawsuit against incumbent over alleged illegal fishing

By Matilde Mereghetti

A senior Peruvian government official has filed a complaint with prosecutors alleging several politicians have facilitated illegal fishing from China and other foreign countries

Europe Oct. 30, 2023 10:16 AM
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

IUU Oct. 27, 2023 10:21 AM
Surge of backing for WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies, but Russia not among them

By Sergei Blagov

Seven WTO members backed the agreement on Oct. 23, 'propelling the much-anticipated entry into force of the historic agreement for ocean sustainability'

Companies Oct. 25, 2023 10:31 AM
Global seafood giants assert ‘proactive steps’ against IUU fishing, modern slavery

By María Feijóo

SeaBOS has released its first-ever impact report with insights into how member firms have taken action to deal with several sector challenges

Tuna Oct. 25, 2023 10:15 AM
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

IUU Oct. 25, 2023 10:01 AM
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

IUU Oct. 20, 2023 11:01 AM
US lawmakers push Customs to better enforce anti-Uyghur forced labor law

By Jason Huffman

The letter is just the latest response on Capitol Hill to the Outlaw Ocean Project report published in the New Yorker on Oct. 9

IUU Oct. 19, 2023 4:37 PM
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

Traceability Oct. 18, 2023 3:40 PM
‘We had expected to have come further’: World’s largest seafood firms disappointed by supply chain reports

By Neil Ramsden

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'

IUU Oct. 18, 2023 10:26 AM
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

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