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Reports from Member States on Behaviours Which Seriously Infringed the Rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2006
04/11/2008
This paper from the European Commission documents infringements of the Common Fisheries Policy by Member States in 2006. 83% of the infringements were ...
Race for the Last Bluefin: Capacity of the Purse Seine Fleet Targeting Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean
12/03/2008
WWF states that the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery has been exposed to rampant overfishing inside the entire ICCAT Convention Zone, namely the At ...
The Plunder of BlueFin Tuna in the Mediterranean & East Atlantic During 2006-2007
31/10/2007
This report follows on from a similar one covering the period 2003-04. The author ex ...
Illegal Driftnetting in the Mediterranean
11/07/2007
This report reveals that the tourist’s taste for swordfish is wiping out the species and damaging the marine environment. Swordfish is a quintes ...
The Mismanagement of the Bluefin Tuna Fishery in the Mediterranean
15/11/2006
It is Greenpeace‘s view that the the lack of controls in the Mediterranean region means that bluefin tuna are facing very serious conservation pr ...
"Thonaille": The Use of Driftnets by the French Fleet in the Mediterranean
01/10/2006
As part of a 2006 campaign against the use of driftnets in the Mediterranean, Oceana inspected ports along the French coast to verify the activities o ...
Murky Waters - Hauling in the Net on Europe‘s High Seas Bottom Trawling Fleet
03/03/2006
Documents the destructive activities of high seas bottom trawlers observed fishing in the North Atlantic by Greenpeace in 2004 and 2005.
Several o ...
Argos
French company CLS has developed the Argos satellite-based data collection and location system, which enables fishing authorities to monitor national and foreign vessels fishing in their Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ). 
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SeaWeb
SeaWeb is a communications-based nonprofit organisation, with offices in the US, France and the UK, that uses social marketing techniques to advance ocean conservation. SeaWeb works to raise public awareness, advance science-based solutions and mobilise decision-makers around ocean conservation. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Oceanic Fisheries Programme
The Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP) aims to provide member countries with the scientific information and advice necessary to rationally manage fisheries exploiting the region‘s resources of tuna, billfish and related species. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
12/01/2011
Italy and Others Cited for Illegal Fishing
12/01/2011
France and Australia join forces against IUU fishing
16/06/2010
Oceana supports the EC demand that the marine protected areas network be improved
24/05/2010
"EU subsidises companies guilty of illegal fishing"
24/03/2010
French skipper and owner fined for illegal fishing
18/03/2010
Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection
11/03/2010
EU spent at least €14m subsidising convicted fish crooks
07/02/2010
International celebrities add their voice to call for protection of Bluefin tuna
06/02/2010
Doha meet to take up ban on bluefin tuna
02/02/2010
France to support bluefin tuna trade ban: paper
23/01/2010
Sea Shepherd announces Mediterranean campaign for the bluefin tuna
11/01/2010
France set to decide on bluefin tuna ban
27/12/2009
Taiwan, France to regulate fishing boats
04/12/2009
Europe pours tens of millions into bloating bluefin fleet
20/11/2009
France and Spain block measures to reduce fish waste
17/10/2009
EU officials warn of disappearing cod
21/09/2009
Europe against bluefin tuna fishing ban: EU source
01/09/2009
EU mulls ban on tuna as stocks near collapse
27/08/2009
Spanish vessel detained for overfishing
24/08/2009
Operation Kurukuru detects illegal activities
24/08/2009
France to claim exclusive Mediterranean fishing zone
24/08/2009
Illegal fishing a major problem
19/07/2009
Sarkozy exposes EU guilt in a fishing disaster
17/07/2009
Britain to support a ban on international trade in blue-fin tuna
16/07/2009
Fishing nations spare both Atlantic and Pacific tuna species
28/04/2009
European tuna exports to Japan boom as fears grow for fish's survival
22/04/2009
European Union must act against illegal fishing in Somalia and the Indian ocean
16/04/2009
Close watch kept on EU bluefin tuna fleets
13/04/2009
Cook Islands PM says his country struggles to monitor illegal fishing
03/04/2009
Indian Ocean tuna commission a failure - again
29/03/2009
What future for fishing?
05/03/2009
The European Court of Justice condemns France for using driftnets
18/02/2009
Britain and others step up pressure on iceland on whaling
17/02/2009
Italy, France and Spain carry out the most infringements of fishing legislation
22/01/2009
Somali pirates threaten Indian Ocean tuna industry
13/01/2009
NOAA will work with six identified nations to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing
06/01/2009
The two piracies in Somalia: why the world ignores the other
21/12/2008
EC approves 11 million euros for fisheries, as Borg plays down fishy allegations
24/11/2008
Fishing fleets are pirates, too
30/10/2008
Managed to death: If nothing is done soon, the bluefin tuna will disappear from the Mediterranean
30/09/2008
Ministers back EU fisheries reform plans
17/09/2008
EU to help to Pacific nations
15/09/2008
'Operation Kurukuru 08'- Biggest in the Region
12/09/2008
Maritime surveillance operation begins in Pacific
01/09/2008
Thousands of sharks caught by European fleets are not reported to fisheries management organisations says Oceana
26/08/2008
Rich countries once used gunboats to seize food. Now they use trade deals
24/08/2008
Fishy is as fishy does
08/08/2008
Globalization is destroying the world's oceans
03/08/2008
Cagey business: Maltas tuna export figures don't add up
27/07/2008
Spanish warship joins battle to protect Europe's tuna stocks
27/07/2008
Japanese sushi rage threatens iconic Mediterranean tuna
21/07/2008
Ireland & France. Federation of Irish Fishermen delivers strong message to President Sarkozy
07/07/2008
The tragic tale of the last tuna
03/07/2008
Tuna fishermen block French Fos-Lavera oil hub
25/06/2008
EU fisheries chief stands firm on bluefin tuna ban
25/06/2008
France hits back in EU fisheries tuna dispute
24/06/2008
Indian Ocean to crack down on illegal tuna fishing
23/06/2008
France in EU row over tuna catch
19/06/2008
Oceana documents Italian tuna purse seiners carrying out fishing activities after the closure of the fishery
19/06/2008
Oceana condems fishing vessels, who "ignore" fishery closure
18/06/2008
EU cites flagrant abuse of bluefin tuna fisheries
16/06/2008
EU to ban Med bluefin tuna fishing from next week
15/06/2008
French vessel charged with illegal fishing in Malta, as net of investigation closes in on fishy tuna trade
14/06/2008
Two French men granted bail on illegal fishing
12/06/2008
Oceana documents the overfishing of bluefin tuna south of the Balearic Islands from the MarViva Med
21/05/2008
Azzopardi Fisheries caught up in net of EU investigations
16/05/2008
Pirate vessels looting Mediterranean tuna
14/05/2008
NGOs lodge concern over bluefin tuna pirate fishing
14/05/2008
WWF accuses Malta of bluefin tuna piracy
14/05/2008
Oceana continues campaign against illegal driftnets
27/04/2008
Fishermen not on board with tuna catch observers as season draws near
23/04/2008
Fishermen angry over illegal catch report
23/04/2008
French fishing trawlers receive certification
18/04/2008
Who finances and who promotes the disappearance of bluefin tuna?
25/03/2008
Tuna talks look to cut down on overfishing
17/03/2008
France forced to stop illegal drift net fishing
12/03/2008
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
19/02/2008
Oceana highlights need for more support for shark campaign
17/02/2008
Join retailers Mediterranean bluefin tuna boycott, urges WWF
12/02/2008
Belgian owner fined maximum after beamer tries to flee
05/02/2008
High seas drama - Pacific islands question need for Tuna Commission
29/01/2008
EU threatens to punish Spain for lack of inspection in fisheries
20/01/2008
Conservation group cries 'scandal' over French plans for fish quotas
04/01/2008
Driftnet prohibition in the Baltic is in effect, says Oceana
19/12/2007
Fisheries Council falls short on shark limits, says coalition
13/12/2007
Can fish fish themselves? Only in one of the European Union‘s maddest schemes
23/11/2007
French and Dutch trawlers pay more than £55,000 after joint exercise
15/11/2007
Earth log: Charles Clover‘s weekly column takes an inside look at the environment
06/11/2007
Bluefin tuna overfishing ‘still rampant‘
01/11/2007
Tuna fishing quota violators targeted in report
31/10/2007
Exercise leads to court for French and Dutch trawlers
24/10/2007
France, Italy face bluefin tuna quota cut
22/10/2007
Greenpeace demands closure of bluefin tuna fishery
17/10/2007
Last rites for a marine marvel?
16/10/2007
Oceana urges Member states to eliminate pirate fishing
11/10/2007
French naval boat spent three days in Tonga
11/10/2007
WWF: Web of "fraud" in bluefin fishery
10/10/2007
Report slams fish policy
03/10/2007
European Union cracks down on illegal fisheries in Europe
30/09/2007
Illegal fishing still a huge problem as stocks dwindle
28/09/2007
Taiwanese illegal fishermen caught
26/09/2007
Greenpeace warns retailers over "stolen" tuna
26/09/2007
Commission takes action over tuna infringements
25/09/2007
French Navy ship on Pacific surveillance mission
21/09/2007
EU admits to illegal tuna fishing
19/09/2007
Shutters come down on bluefin tuna fishery
23/07/2007
Keep swordfish off the menu
11/07/2007
Report urges consumers not to order swordfish
11/07/2007
Pirates and Plunder: why swordfish is off the menu this summer
05/07/2007
Two French Captains prosecuted for illegal fishing
25/06/2007
US accuses Europe of overfishing tuna in Atlantic
24/06/2007
Japan‘s latest fear: No more tuna
21/06/2007
Mediterranean countries fail again to protect bluefin tuna
18/06/2007
Taiwanese fishing vessel leaves Pacific
15/06/2007
EU catch limits called "ludicrous"
12/06/2007
Oceana: EU failure to stop illegal driftnet fishing
12/06/2007
Government urges end to driftnet ‘scandal‘
12/06/2007
Bradshaw calls for urgent action on drift net "scandal"
12/06/2007
EU clamps down on fishing for bluefin tuna
11/06/2007
Bluefin tuna quotas doubled
07/06/2007
Transposition into EU law of control and technical measures adopted by North West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
01/06/2007
Sharks: Hunted for fins
31/05/2007
EU to ban bluefin tuna fishing
29/05/2007
Oceana releases the footage of illegal fishing activities that the French driftnetters tried to avoid being taken
24/05/2007
Cornish skipper faces heavy fine
23/05/2007
Oceana fishery research vessel attacked by fleet of French driftnetters
23/05/2007
Seminar on satellite-based observation of marine resources
05/05/2007
Nations seek end to trawling seas
03/05/2007
EU must "halve" fishing to save tuna
02/05/2007
Fishermen citicise EU over-fishing decison
24/04/2007
UK challenges "inconsistent" over-fishing penalties
13/04/2007
The Commission corroborates Oceana‘s complaints regarding the use of driftnets in the EU
13/03/2007
EU nets fisheries deal with São Tomé
27/02/2007
New French dispute flares off Yorkshire Coast
25/01/2007
Spain could be severely fined for selling immature fish
20/01/2007
Illegal fishing growing
16/01/2007
Egypt: new measures to protect Mediterranean fish stocks
09/01/2007
Australia, France sign treaty on illegal fishing
09/01/2007
Australia and France sign fish treaty
09/01/2007
Agreement safeguards zones
07/12/2006
Illegal carp imports killed to stop spead of fish disease
27/11/2006
EU ends fines, legal case on France for overfishing
23/11/2006
France wins reprieve from EU fine over fishing rules
14/11/2006
Spain, Portugal, France and Poland turn their backs on fisheries management and support depleting deep-sea fish stocks
08/11/2006
Overfishing turns the Mediterranean into a barren sea
08/11/2006
Oceana presents evidence in an international meeting of Mediterranean countries that Italy and France are using illegal driftnets
01/11/2006
Bridlington fish war settlement reached
24/10/2006
New bid to settle fish war
13/10/2006
£14,700 penalty for French trawler
09/10/2006
Bluefin tuna stocks need protection, says WWF
06/10/2006
Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishing spiralling out of control
14/09/2006
Sushi fashion hits tuna stocks hard
13/09/2006
EU: MEPs discuss how to save bluefin tuna
29/08/2006
Treaty to combat illegal fishing
29/08/2006
Update on Mediterranean tuna
29/08/2006
Australia, France to sign Southern Ocean fishing treaty
25/08/2006
Greenpeace calls on tuna fishers to face their responsibilities
24/08/2006
Greenpeace to leave French port after tuna protests
24/08/2006
Greenpeace and French fishermen end standoff
23/08/2006
Rainbow Warrior in French ‘siege‘
04/08/2006
Oceana investigates French ports in the Mediterranean to uncover an illegal fleet of driftnetters
17/07/2006
Tuna near extinction in Mediterranean
16/07/2006
Fishing depletes Mediterranean tuna, conservationists say
08/07/2006
French skipper pays the price for illegal fishing
06/07/2006
Fragile peace returns to lobster grounds
06/07/2006
Great risk of tuna overfishing, group warns
05/07/2006
Illegal fishing threatens survival of Europe‘s tuna
05/07/2006
Close it or lose it: Bluefin tuna fishery ravaged by illegal fishing
19/06/2006
French initiative harmful to Antigua & Barbuda
16/05/2006
French trawler fined 1600 pounds plus costs for illegal fishing in UK waters
11/05/2006
Illegal fishing crackdown, bird flu fears driving cost hikes: High Liner
26/04/2006
French trawler fined for illegal fishing
05/04/2006
Maritime Surveillance Agreement with France
27/03/2006
May review of Fish Stocks Agreement to stress participation, implementation in order to reverse decline of fish stocks
06/03/2006
Canberra, Paris ink pact on illegal fishing in the Pacific
03/03/2006
France, Australia to help Pacific states combat illegal fishing
03/03/2006
Murky waters: Greenpeace exposes the European countries responsible for deep-sea destruction
02/03/2006
EU fines France for failures on fisheries
01/03/2006
Tri-nation effort to fight illegal fishing
01/03/2006
France fined £40m for illegal fishing
23/02/2006
French Polynesia: 3 foreign boat captains fined for illegal fishing
22/02/2006
French Polynesia court fines three Central Americans for illegal fishing
Eliminating Illegal Driftnets from the Mediterranean
01/04/2008
Author:
MCS Initiatives in Southern Africa
09/05/2006
Author:
Mr Paul Knapman
I have worked on IUU fishing related issues in the UK, Canada and the Baltic. I have been a Fisheries Officer, a Senior Fisheries Policy Advisor to a ...