US pollock sector calls for big changes in wake of report on Chinese forced labor
'No one who has read The New Yorker’s gut-wrenching new reporting on human rights abuses in the Chinese seafood sector can think that the status quo is acceptable' -- Stephanie Madsen, At-sea Processors Association
Over 3,000 illegal shark fins discovered in Canada-US surveillance operation in North Pacific
Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans reports that evidence of 58 violations was collected and it's working with various flag nations regarding further possible investigations and sanctions
Joint US Congress, White House panel schedule hearing to discuss report on use of forced labor in Chinese seafood
'This hearing will continue the [Congressional-Executive Commission's] efforts to ensure that [Chinese] goods and products made with forced labor do not enter US markets'
Outlaw Ocean reveals ‘crimes at sea’ aboard Chinese fishing vessels
The report states that from 2013 to 2021, ships, mostly Chinese, disembarked a dead body in Montevideo every six weeks or so
Federal jury convicts US flounder fisherman in overfishing scam
'This verdict should serve as a reminder that those who break the rules will be held accountable'
EU gives Trinidad and Tobago ‘red card’ over IUU fishing
The EU Commission has identified Trinidad and Tobago as a non-cooperating country in the battle against IUU, issuing a trade ban
Norway to share satellite data to combat illegal fishing
More than a third of the world's coastal countries will be given access to Norwegian satellite data and expertise to monitor their waters and detect illegal fishing activity
Calamasur claims Chinese squid vessels back in Peruvian waters are flouting satellite tracking rules
According to Calamasur's president, over 70 Chinese vessels have restarted crossing Peruvian waters without obeying satellite tracking rules following political pressure
EU takes firm stance on China’s distant water fleet
The EU should step up its fight against IUU fishing in international waters and work for a more robust traceability system, the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries has decided
Trial begins for New York fisherman charged with illegal fluke, sea bass harvests
Christopher Winkler could be in prison for years if he is found guilty of hundreds of alleged fishing violations dating back to 2014