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30th Jun 09

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Welcome to Illegal Fishing.info

The purpose of this site is to provide background information on the key issues in the debate around illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, together with news stories, information on events, key documents and links to other relevant websites.

IUU fishing is a serious global problem, one of the main impediments to the achievement of sustainable world fisheries. Worth between $4bn and $9bn per year, IUU fishing represents a major loss of revenue, particularly to some of the poorest countries in the world where dependency on fisheries for food, livelihoods and revenues is high.

IUU fishing respects neither national boundaries nor international attempts to manage high seas resources. It thrives where governance is weak and where countries fail to meet their international responsibilities. It puts unsustainable pressure on fish stocks, marine wildlife and habitats, subverts labour standards and distorts markets.

This site is maintained by the Energy, Environment and Development Programme of Chatham House in London, with funding from the UK Department for International Development.

29/06/2009
Oceana's Opening Statement for Tuna and Shark Management in the RFMOs

This is Oceana's opening statement at the meeting of the major tuna RFMOs in Spain on 30 June 2 ...
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09/06/2009
Dirty Fish: How EU Hygiene Standards Facilitate Illegal Fishing in West Africa

This report claims that investigations by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) have demonstrat ...
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09/06/2009
When Fishing Turns Deadly - The Environmental and Social Impacts of Illegal Trawling in North Sumatra.

This report states that it has been estimated that widespread illegal trawling has resulted in a 40% ...
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15/10/2009
The 5th Chatham House Illegal Fishing Update and Stakeholder Consultation meeting
The 5th update meeting will be held on 15th-16th October 2009. We are currently developing ideas fo ...

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Latest News

29/06/2009
Oceana ask Nations to stop overfishing tunas and sharks
Madrid - Countries must agree to end fisheries for endangered species and rebuild overfished stocks
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29/06/2009
Shrimp packers probed by feds - Imports mixed with domestic, they say
Federal investigators have been looking into allegations that some shrimp processing plants along th
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29/06/2009
Time to get serious for tuna nations
All 23 identified, commercially exploited stocks of tuna are heavily fished, with at least nine clas
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