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Tag Archives: IUU
Major customer exodus at Chinese tuna giant after Dolphin Safe label loss, EJF report
Major tuna buyers including FCF and Bolton Group have confirmed to Undercurrent News they will cease purchases from Zhejiang Ocean Family, one of China's largest tuna companies Continue reading
Report claims shark finning by Chinese tuna firm Dalian Ocean is rife
One of China's largest fishing fleets used banned gear to deliberately catch and illegally cut the fins off of huge numbers of sharks in international waters, a media report has said Continue reading
New collaboration marks ‘sea change’ in monitoring IUU
The Joint Analytical Cell will 'harness innovative technology and fisheries expertise to facilitate collaboration among state and non-state actors and transform ocean governance' Continue reading
Illinois man pleads guilty to illegally harvesting $14,563 worth of roe, sturgeon
Individual illegal hauls of sturgeon roe ranged from 7 pounds to 84 lbs that drew payments of $791 to $5,057
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New study names Chinese firms as responsible for large share of global fishing offenses
The study claims a relative handful of companies are responsible for a large share of fishing-related offenses, including human rights violations, and punishments are often inadequate Continue reading
25 NGOs call on Kerry to realign US against IUU fishing
According to US navy secretary Carlos Del Toro, illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has replaced piracy as the global maritime security threat Continue reading
ICCAT blacklists IUU tuna fleet
The fleet’s insurance provider is also considering dropping its coverage, in a move that EJF hopes will cripple the fleet's operations Continue reading
Ecuador spots 294 foreign vessels near Galapagos, deploys naval, air forces
In total, 281 Chinese vessels and another 13 of different nationalities have been sighted fishing close to the exclusive economic zone of the Galapagos archipelago Continue reading
Foreign vessels ‘pillaging’ Argentine waters for squid, other fish, Oceana reports
Over a recent 40-month period, Oceana documented more than 800 foreign vessels logging more than 900,000 hours on the border of Argentina's national waters Continue reading
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