Tag: Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU)

• Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 11:19 UTC

  Spanish Supreme Court ruling on IUU toothfish operations rattles legal industry

  

  According to reports in the Spanish press, the case against Vidal Armadores, the beneficial owners of a fleet of vessels operating at various times fishing for toothfish in the Southern Ocean collapsed on a point of law.

• Friday, December 2nd 2016 - 09:09 UTC

  New Zealand sends patrol vessel to help combat illegal fishing in Ross Sea

  

  Patrol vessel HMNZS Wellington departs on Sunday for the Southern Ocean from Dunedin to monitor the annual fishing season in the Ross Sea region in an attempt to stamp out illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the area.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 20:56 UTC

  Port state measures crucial weapon to support world's first illegal fishing treaty

  

  A groundbreaking international accord aimed at stamping out illegal fishing went into effect on Sunday and is now legally binding for the 29 countries and a regional organization that have adhered to it.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 18:11 UTC

  Argentina and China address fishing vessels poaching in the South Atlantic

  

  The Argentine news agency Pescare reports that the repeated illegal incursion of Asian vessels in Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone prompted the issue to be addressed during the recent meeting of the bilateral Argentina/China Subcommittee on Fisheries.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 17:30 UTC

  FAO sponsored illegal fishing accord scheduled to become law on 5 June; 30 countries have adhered

  

  Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is about to become much more difficult thanks to the imminent entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), a ground-breaking international accord championed by FAO.

• Saturday, April 30th 2016 - 13:52 UTC

  South Atlantic poacher Hua Li 8, arrested by Indonesian for illegal fishing

  

  Almost two months of efforts coordinated by Interpol with the cooperation of seven countries on four continents, the Indonesian Armed Forces arrested one of the most wanted poaching fishing vessels. On January 29, the Chinese flagged Hua Li 8 was detected fishing within the EEZ of Argentina, which triggered an immediate operation to arrest the vessel. But despite the display of patrol vessels and aircrafts, and warning shots, the vessel managed to escape.

• Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 05:03 UTC

  United States joins worldwide effort against illegal fishing

  

  The United States has brought added momentum to global efforts targeting illegal fishing by adhering to a FAO-brokered international pact.US Ambassador to the United Nations agencies in Rome, David Lane, this week formally presented FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva with the US' instrument of ratification of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

• Wednesday, February 24th 2016 - 07:50 UTC

  FAO summit in Morocco addresses fish trade traceability and eliminating IUU fishing

  

  High-level delegations of fisheries ministries from more than 50 countries are gathering in Agadir, Morocco for a summit with industry players to discuss emerging governance needs in a sector that provides the world with 17% of its animal protein and developing countries with more export revenue than meat, tobacco, rice and sugar combined.

• Saturday, December 19th 2015 - 05:37 UTC

  WTO statement in support of reducing fishing subsidies

  

  World Trade Organization members, including Argentina and Uruguay, have agreed on the need to reduce fishing subsidies so as to contribute to the conservation of fishing resources worldwide. This decision was taken because WTO is convinced that fisheries subsidies contribute to economic losses in the fisheries sector, leaving serious impact on food security and livelihoods, particularly in developing countries, Star Business Report reported.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2015 - 00:18 UTC

  UK and insurance industry committed to ensure compliance with illegal fishing regulations

  

  The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Marine Management Organization (MMO) co-hosted a workshop on ensuring global compliance with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations, demonstrating the UK’s continued lead in the fight against illegal fishing.