Japan’s Yokohama City halts bluefin tuna sales over unverified origins
The Yokohama City government in Japan ordered a halt to selling 12 bluefin tuna purchased by an intermediate wholesaler due to concerns about their origin
Mexican drug cartel linked to illegal red snapper harvests in US waters
US authorities say fishing boats are used for illegal catches and to smuggle drugs and migrants
US Coast Guard seizes 2,000 lbs of red snapper caught off Texas coast
The US Coast Guard reports to have intercepted three lanchas illegally fishing in federal waters off southern Texas
Northeast Atlantic fisheries management deteriorates with latest NEAFC meeting
'Serious infringements to...rules involving vessels from some NEAFC parties have not been formally recognized by the organization and will not be followed up' -- the EU
Australia intercepts 14 foreign fishing boats, prosecutes Indonesian crew
One repeat offender was sentenced to six months suspended imprisonment with 14 days immediate custody
ICCAT adopts new swordfish strategy, but China, Japan block shark finning reform
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas wrapped up its annual meeting in Cyprus, marking a mixture of progress and setbacks in fisheries management and conservation efforts
NOAA details plans to include ‘country of harvest’ in SIMP expansion
The proposed rule for the SIMP expansion is expected to be released in 2025, but not before the US presidential transition in late January -- Alexa Cole, NOAA
NOAA to propose seafood import monitoring expansion again, acknowledge forced labor
The federal agency aims to add more high-risk species to the program and, for the first time, formally address forced labor issues in the global seafood supply chain
US wholesalers avoid jail time for fish fraud by turning on vessel captain
Bryan and Asa Gosman of Montauk, New York, were sentenced Tuesday (Nov. 12)
EU halts fisheries agreement with Senegal as IUU escalates
The protocol implementing the fisheries agreement between Senegal and the EU is set to expire on Nov. 17, marking the end of a five-year period of cooperation