Responsibility
Report: Ocean warming may intensify IUU fishing and threaten global security
The Royal United Services Institute warns that ocean warming caused by climate change could intensify IUU fishing and threaten food security.
Innovation & Investment
‘We want change’: How a seafood database aims to influence seafood investment decisions
Planet Tracker’s seafood database evaluates seafood companies’ exposure to sustainability risks like overfishing and IUU fishing.
Fisheries
Study: Squid fishing mostly conducted in unregulated waters
Squid fishing vessels fished largely in unregulated areas, presenting challenges for sustainability, a new international study finds.
Fisheries
GPS data may identify potential IUU fishing behavior
A study led by Global Fishing Watch provides new insight into potential IUU fishing behavior that could help improve fisheries management.
Fisheries
On the dark side: How technology helps to expose potential IUU fishing on the deep sea
To better monitor IUU fishing, watchdogs are turning to tracking devices, satellites and even artificial intelligence.
Intelligence
Global interdisciplinary collaboration will drive Japan’s sustainable seafood movement, experts say
The Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Summit tackled tough topics like antimicrobials, traceability, IUU fishing and plastic pollution.
Fisheries
Study indicates that IUU fishing makes fishers’ jobs even more dangerous
Commercial fishing has long been one of the most dangerous jobs, and a new study suggests IUU fishing, overfishing and climate change are making it worse.
Fisheries
Global fight against IUU fishing reaches a ‘new milestone’ with Port State Measures Agreement
One hundred States endorse FAO Agreement on Port State Measures, marking a new milestone in the global fight against IUU fishing.
Fisheries
Canadian government combats IUU fishing with Operation North Pacific Guard
Operation North Pacific Guard, an annual international law enforcement operation in the North Pacific, aims to detect and deter IUU fishing.
Fisheries
Global analysis of where fishing vessel tracking devices are disabled provides insights into IUU fishing
A new dataset of intentional disabling of identification devices by fishing vessels provides new insights into IUU fishing activities.
Intelligence
‘Through science, there’s no question’: How evidence-based transparency is changing seafood traceability
ORIVO, a science-based testing and certification service for the global feed and supplement industry, aims to change seafood traceability.
Fisheries
U.S. working group announces strategy for combating IUU fishing
The U.S. Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing, composed of 21 federal agencies, released a wide-reaching national five-year strategy.
Responsibility
NGOs and seafood stakeholders say better reporting mechanisms needed to reduce fisher mortalities
The seafood industry and NGOs are supporting a call by the FAO to create a mechanism to record and reduce fisher mortalities.
Fisheries
Endorsement of transshipment guidelines marks a key move against IUU fishing
To curb IUU fishing, an intergovernmental forum on fisheries and aquaculture has endorsed new voluntary transshipment guidelines.
Fisheries
WTO members agree to curb subsidies that contribute to overfishing
World Trade Organization members have struck an agreement to end subsidies that contribute to overfishing, a decision that took 20 years to reach.
Responsibility
Norway and FAO to help strengthen aquaculture and fisheries in Sri Lanka
FAO and Norad are helping develop the aquaculture and fisheries in Sri Lanka, with issues including IUU fishing and climate change.