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Progress made with regards with regard to measures against IUU fishing, COFI, 29th session, 31 January-4 February 2011
03/09/2010
This paper addresses recent initiatives taken to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related activities. These initiatives ar ...
'Oceans and the Law of the Sea'; 'Sustainable Fisheries': Texts Adopted
04/12/2009
Following an extensive debate on oceans and the law of the sea, the General Assembly adopted two wide-ranging resolutions meant to guide States in pre ...
Lowering the Flag: Ending the Use of Flags of Convenience by Pirate Fishing Vessels
15/10/2009
This report reveals how illegal 'pirate' fishing operations are using 'Flags of Convenience' to hide their operations, stealing fr ...
Information on Experience Gained on Combating IUU fishing in the NEAFC Area
05/03/2009
This is a note prepared by the NEAFC Secretariat for the 28th Session of FAO COFI in Rome 2-6 March 2009. It includes information on two NEAFC tools t ...
Statement of Commitment by SADC Ministers Responsible for Marine Fisheries on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
04/07/2008
This is the Statement of Commitment signed by ministers from SADC coastal states at the end of a ministerial conference in Windhoek, 2-4 July 2008, to ...
Stop Illegal Fishing in Southern Africa
02/07/2008
This report looks at the status and impacts of IUU fishing in the southern African region, covering a number of themes and issues including internatio ...
Pirate Fish on Your Plate
01/08/2007
This report exposes the link between consumers in the UK and illegal or ‘pirate’ fishing vessels operating off West Africa that are decimati ...
Flag State Implementation: Report of the Second Joint FAO/IMO ad hoc Working Group on IUU Fishing and Related Matters
31/07/2007
This is the report of the joint working group on IUU fishing between FAO and IMO. It contains recommendations on which areas IMO and FAO should cooper ...
Proposal for a Council Regulation Concerning Authorisations for Fishing Activities of Community Fishing Vessels Outside Community Waters and the Access of Third Country Vessels to Community Waters
18/06/2007
This is the final proposal concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters. The proposal intend ...
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Resolutions May 2007
18/05/2007
This document is the resolution of the IOTC meeting in May 2007. The resolution aims to promote compliance by nationals of contracting parties and coo ...
IMO Agenda Preview Document: The 15th Session of the Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation, to be held 4th-8th June 2007
15/05/2007
This publication provides an overview of the agenda for the meeting of the Sub-Committee and summarises all the documents submitted for discussion at ...
European Trawlers are Destroying the Oceans
13/03/2007
This report examines the practices of the European Union fishing fleet, which is made up of almost 100,000 vessels, fishing in EU waters and internati ...
Party to the Plunder: Illegal Fishing in Guinea and its Links to the EU
01/03/2006
Illegal fishing by foreign trawlers in Guinea’s coastal zone is widespread and increasing, despite the attention that has been focussed on illega ...
Evaluating Flag State Performance, Parts I and II
01/02/2006
This report was prepared for the High Seas Task Force. It is designed to inform and support Proposal 5 - to develop a preliminary set of guidelines on ...
Las Palmas: Port of Convenience and Gateway to Europe
30/01/2006
This is a briefing paper about an investigation by EJF of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Spanish port that the organisation claims serves as ‘a ...
The Changing Nature of High Seas Fishing: How Flags of Convenience Provide Cover for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
01/10/2005
This report documents trends in the use of Flags of Convenience (FOCs) which allow for extensive IUU fishing operations on the high seas; describes sp ...
Analysis of Illegal Fishery for Cod in the Barents Sea
01/08/2005
This report notes that the joint management of resources in the Barents Sea by Russia and Norway has produced positive results. However the level of I ...
How Well are Flag States Performing?
09/03/2005
Proposals for guidelines for flag state performance for high seas fishing vessels; paper discussed at the High Seas Task Force meeting in March 2005. ...
Chang Xing: Case Studies on IUU Vessels No. 2
01/03/2005
In June 2004 the Greenpeace ship s/v ‘Rainbow Warrior‘ sailed into the Tasman Sea to focus global attention on the destruction caused to dee ...
Pirates & Profiteers: How Pirate Fishing Fleets are Robbing People and Oceans
01/01/2005
This report explores the global nature of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing: one of the most serious threats to the future of world fi ...
OECD Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities: Key Observations and Findings by the Workshop Chairs
20/04/2004
The objective of the workshop was to gather information and data on the extent of IUU fishing and identify the economic and social drivers to IUU fish ...
Halting IUU Fishing: Enforcing International Fisheries Agreements
06/04/2004
This paper is a summary of a study conducted by Oceana into the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern fishing on the high seas with the aim of e ...
More Troubled Waters: Fishing, Pollution and FoCs
01/08/2002
This is s joint report by the International Confederation of Trade Unions, the Trade Union Advisory Committee, The International Transport Workers ...
The European Union Action Plan to Eradicate IUU Fishing: a Greenpeace Critique
01/10/2001
On 28 May 2002, the European Commission presented a proposal for a "Community action plan for the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregula ...
Report of the Joint FAO/IMO Ad Hoc Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Related Matters
11/10/2000
The Report summarizes the discussions on how flag States and port State control of fishing vessels can assist in counteracting IUU fishing, taking int ...
8th International Forum on IUU fishing
11/02/2013
This is the 8th in a series of international forums on Illegal, Unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing held at Chatham House on 11-12 February 2013.
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing: 1st Chatham House Update and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting
09/05/2006
The report of the 1st Chatham House update and stakeholder consultation meeting, held on 9 May 2006.
13/01/2011
Illegal fishing ban is working, Damanaki tells conference
24/03/2010
Illegal fishing in Guinea’s waters "Worst in the World"
16/02/2010
Indian Ocean stocks hit by illegal fishing
10/12/2009
UN may curtail 400-year-old 'freedom of the seas'
08/12/2009
Pacific Islanders call for tighter controls on fishing
03/12/2009
Taiwan should at least pay attention to Greenpeace
30/11/2009
Fish fight crucial to survival of islanders
16/11/2009
Report: It’s easy being a real Pirate off the coast of West Africa
11/11/2009
WEST AFRICA: Helping pirates to plunder the oceans
25/08/2009
Illegal fishing evades U.N. crackdown: study
25/08/2009
Illegal fishing evades U.N. crackdown - study
05/08/2009
Fishy fishing practices threaten the environment
23/07/2009
Safeguarding Africa's fishing waters: Regional action needed to stop illegal trawlers off the coast
20/07/2009
21 vessels newly 'blacklisted'
22/04/2009
Commission ready to investigate European illegal fishing off Somalia
22/04/2009
European Union must act against illegal fishing in Somalia and the Indian ocean
05/03/2009
Oceana denounces Spanish owned pirate fishing vessel and asks for tough measures against IUU fishing
19/12/2008
New Zealand urges Spain to act on illegal fishing boat
05/12/2008
Hot issues on table at tuna meet: Bigeye and yellowfin tuna fishing to be reduced
05/11/2008
Pirates taking heavy toll of toothfish
28/10/2008
Greenpeace demands immediate scrapping of four Portuguese Pirate Vessels
28/10/2008
Activists lock pirates of Portugal in port
24/08/2008
Fishy is as fishy does
20/08/2008
Oceana exposes galician connections between cocaine, illegal fishing and shark catches
10/08/2008
Mayors urged to catch big-time illegal fishers
08/08/2008
Globalization is destroying the world's oceans
08/08/2008
EJF argues for action against Flags and Ports of Non-Compliance to stop pirate fishing (IUU)
11/07/2008
Southern African states move to eradicate pirate fishing
09/07/2008
Same boat, new flag: fishing Mediterranean bluefin with impunity
07/07/2008
Southern Africa: SADC countries to toughen up on fighting illegal fishing
07/07/2008
Southern Africa: SADC seeks solutions to illegal fishing
02/07/2008
Pirate fishing boats target Africa
27/06/2008
Flags of convenience fly in face of fisheries protection
26/06/2008
Flags of convenience fly in face of fisheries protection
24/06/2008
EU agree key illegal fishing strategy
24/06/2008
EU to fine, blacklist illegal fishing operators
24/06/2008
WWF applauds passage of legislation to curb illegal fishing
20/06/2008
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of June 2008
15/06/2008
French vessel charged with illegal fishing in Malta, as net of investigation closes in on fishy tuna trade
01/06/2008
Fisheries director queries fishy Azzopardi flags
30/05/2008
Community system against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
25/05/2008
Two Azzopardi fishing boats charged in Libya
21/05/2008
Azzopardi Fisheries caught up in net of EU investigations
19/05/2008
Doubly registered fishing boats investigated
16/05/2008
Pirate vessels looting Mediterranean tuna
14/05/2008
NGOs lodge concern over bluefin tuna pirate fishing
23/04/2008
Major success in the fight against illegal fishing
26/02/2008
NOAA plans to compile databases containing blacklisted vessels
05/02/2008
Oceana: The end of pirate fishing vessel Viarsa 1
02/02/2008
Schooner under the flag of Belize was towed to Nakhodka
01/02/2008
Illegal, unregulated fishing continues to plague Africa
19/01/2008
Steaming in the Southern Ocean
17/01/2008
Pirate fishing boat spotted by RNZAF
16/01/2008
Blacklisted fishing vessel detected by Air Force Orion
15/01/2008
Europe's appetite for seafood propels illegal trade
06/12/2007
Venezuelan vessels blacklisted for illegal fishing
04/12/2007
Pirate boats targeting NZ‘s swordfish
25/09/2007
European fishing pirates hit Pacific: Greenpeace
01/08/2007
‘Illegal "pirate" fish is ending up in Britain‘
22/07/2007
Trawler loads Alaska fish to blacklisted boat
26/06/2007
Fight against illegal catching gaining ground
21/06/2007
Much ado about pollock
31/05/2007
Fishing industry concerned with fishy mess
30/05/2007
Alarming increase in illegal fishing in Pacific
11/05/2007
Commission welcomes new port controls
30/04/2007
NEAFC net in place to catch illegal, unreported and unregulated, IUU, fishing - port control enters into force tomorrow 1 May
12/03/2007
131 governments set their nets for illegal fishers
15/02/2007
Redouble the efforts against illegal fishing, says European Parliament
09/02/2007
Foreigners depleting fish stocks, warns marine lobby
07/02/2007
Thousands of tonnes of illegal cod landed in Dutch harbours, Greenpeace claims
07/02/2007
Indian Ocean tuna face illegal fishing threat
06/01/2007
Sea Shepherd ship now running as a Pirate
21/11/2006
Greenpeace calls on Fiji to act over bottom trawler
17/11/2006
Commission hails move on illegal catching
12/11/2006
Murmansk fish processors fight to survive
09/11/2006
Commission welcomes major new instrument to fight illegal fishing in the Antarctic
07/11/2006
Retailers must act responsibly says Prince of Wales
24/10/2006
Industry must work together to combat illegal fishing
11/10/2006
Greenpeace wants Russian crackdown on international fishing piracy
05/10/2006
Joe Borg welcomes greater protection for marine resources in South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
03/10/2006
Pirates of the North Atlantic in Kaliningrad
25/08/2006
Chinese fishermen held in Darwin
24/08/2006
Russia seizes 5 fishing boats off eastern coast
01/08/2006
Oceana calls for an agreement between Spain and Norway to chase illegal fishing
14/07/2006
Fishing boat caught off Darwin
07/07/2006
Norwegians step up fight to stop illegal fishing
05/07/2006
Ministers to condemn illegal fishing
04/07/2006
‘Pirate trawler‘ seized by Norwegian police
03/07/2006
‘Pirate trawler‘ faces stiff fine
30/06/2006
Ship suspected of illegal fishing held by Norwegian Coast Guard
29/06/2006
Norway acts on international fish pirate after Greenpeace alert
21/06/2006
How the fish on your plate makes you an accessory to crime at sea
24/05/2006
UN conference considers measures to limit illegal fishing
23/05/2006
Environmentalists urge global ban on fishing trawlers
18/05/2006
Uruguay imposes strict controls on foreign flagged fishing vessels
17/05/2006
International agreement on fishing on the high seas
08/05/2006
Fight the pirates - an appeal for action against the global fish robbers
21/04/2006
Iceland: nine ‘pirate’ fishing ships detected on the Reykjanes peninsula
30/03/2006
Greenpeace Goes Fishing
27/03/2006
Greenpeace steps up fight on illegal fishing
01/03/2006
Fiji: Greenpeace hails court ruling on illegal fishing
01/03/2006
Stop illegal fishing, authorities urged
25/02/2006
Poached fish; keeping foreign fishing vessels out
16/02/2006
Fishing mother ship under guard
13/02/2006
Navy catches alleged illegal fishing mother ship
03/01/2006
Southern Ocean patrol ship exposes Patagonian toothfishing in Antarctic
Evaluating Performance of Flag States of Fishing Vessels
09/05/2006
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The Changing Nature of High Seas Fishing: How Flags of Convenience Provide Cover for IUU Fishing
09/05/2006
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Mamy Andriantsoa
I am The Director of Fisheries and Halieutic Resources in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in Madagascar ...
Peter Eade
I can help to design and provide Monitoring Control and Surveillance solutions (including VMS) for Fisheries Authorities worlwide. ...
Frank Meere
I have particular expertise in analysing and developing practical policy and administrative approaches to tackle IUU fishing and extensive fisheries m ...