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Pirate Fishing Exposed
11/10/2012
This report by EJF exposes the continued role of the European Union and East Asian countries in facilitating a market for seafood illegally caught in ...
The Piracy-Illegal Fishing Nexus in the Western Indian Ocean
14/03/2011
Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) inhibits the managed recovery of the world’s oceans from severe fish depletions. It is estimat ...
To Draw the Line: EU Fisheries Agreements in West Africa
09/11/2009
The authors of this report blame the Swedish government for playing a notably passive role in the development of, and during negotiations within the F ...
FMSP (Fisheries Management Science Programme, UK) Policy Briefs
01/10/2009
MRAG (Marine Rsources Assessment Group) have produced a series of 9 policy briefings each addressing a key area of sustainable fisheries and developme ...
Dirty Fish: How EU Hygiene Standards Facilitate Illegal Fishing in West Africa
09/06/2009
This report claims that investigations by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) have demonstrated direct links between pirate fishing in the West ...
Fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing: Impacts and Challenges for ACP Countries
29/04/2009
The 10th Brussels Development Briefing took place on 29th April 2009 (ACP Secretariat, Brussels). The Briefing reviewed the main economic, social and ...
Estimating the Worldwide Extent of Illegal Fishing
26/02/2009
Illegal and unreported fishing contributes to overexploitation of fish stocks and is a hindrance to the recovery of fish populations and ecosystems. T ...
Healthier Oceans, Healthier Economies
02/02/2009
This report references recent research showing that subsidies create perverse incentives for continued fishing in the face of declining catches. The r ...
Reports of Side Event Meetings on Fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU)
25/11/2008
This is the report of a side event organised on the 25th November 2008 in the context of the 16th ACP-UE Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) held in Po ...
Case Study on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing off the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
01/10/2008
The report includes a description of the Malaysian fisheries industry with detailed discussion on the States of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, and east ...
Selfish Europe: How the Economic Partnership Agreements Would Further Contribute to the Decline of Fish Stocks and Exacerbate the Food Crisis in Senegal
11/08/2008
This report reveals what it describes as the exploitative practices of European trawlers operating in West African waters, which have major implicatio ...
Who's Eating all the Fish? The Food Security Rationale for Culling Cetaceans
23/06/2008
This report for the Humane Society International contrasts the widely different impacts of fisheries and marine mammals with fisheries targeting large ...
How the Economic Partnership Agreements would further contribute to the decline of fish stocks and exacerbate the food crisis in Senegal
18/06/2008
Against a background of unprecedented food shortages, including in Senegal, this study aims to analyse how the Economic Partnership Agreements current ...
Study and Analysis of the Status of IUU Fishing in the SADC Region and an Estimate of the Economic, Social and Biological Impacts
01/05/2008
The study explores and helps to quantify the magnitude and types of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing in the Southern African Developm ...
Fisheries and the Commonwealth: A New Project on Marine Fisheries Management and Coastal Zone Communities
01/04/2008
The Commonwealth Foundation, in partnership with the Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC) and the Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit (CPSU), is lau ...
Small Boats, Big Problems
01/04/2008
This paper is written during the current WTO debate on fisheries subsidies, and the exemptions many states are seeking for being able to subsidise the ...
Case Study on the Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in the Sulawesi Sea
01/04/2008
This report provides an analysis of the nature and extent of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Sulawesi Sea, including their ec ...
The Kilifi Declaration of Intent on the Unsustainable & Illegal Exploitation of African Oceans
19/12/2007
Unsustainable exploitation of marine resources in Africa’s oceans is occurring on a massive scale, causing the collapse of fisheries, the loss of ...
Samudra Report No. 48
29/11/2007
This copy of ICSF‘s triannual journal has a range of articles and reports on various topics on fisheries, fishworkers, coastal communities and th ...
Commission Consultation on Rights-Based Management Tools in Fisheries: NGO Position
12/09/2007
This paper is a response by EU NGOs (including Birdlife International, CFFA, ICSF, Seas at Risk) to the European Commission Consultation on Rights-Bas ...
Summary report of the contributions to the ACP E-consultation on Fisheries Research issues
31/08/2007
This is the summary report of the contributions to the CTA electronic discussion on research issues in ACP-EU fisheries relations (April-July 2007). S ...
Programme of Support to Tackling IUU Fishing in Southern Africa: Programme Brief and Update no. 1
01/08/2007
As a follow on action from the International High Seas Task Force, the UK Government has committed to support an African policy process to tackle IUU ...
Improving Traceability for Fish Products Imported into the EU Markets to Combat IUU Fishing: Issues for ACP Fishing Communities
29/06/2007
This position paper on the use of traceability to combat IUU fishing highlights the importance of monitoring the first link in the chain, the catching ...
Joint NGO Position on the EU Proposed Policy to Reduce Discards: Issues for EU Fishing Activities in Third Countries Waters
18/06/2007
This brief paper, produced jointly by European Environment and Development NGOs, comments on the European Commission’s proposal to reduce by-catc ...
Asserting Rights, Defining Responsibilities: Perspectives from Small-scale Fishing Communities on Coastal and Fisheries Management in Asia
08/05/2007
This is the report of a workshop and symposium held at Siem Reap, Cambodia, 3-8 May 2007. The proceedings provide a bottom-up perspective on how right ...
id21 insights, December 2006
01/12/2006
id21 communicates the latest UK-sourced international development research to policymakers and practitioners. This edition of id21 insights examines t ...
Pacific Tuna: Stolen Fish, Stolen Futures
01/08/2006
A Greenpeace media briefing on the fleets that they believe are destroying tuna stocks in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Illegal recruitment of Philippino fishermen
04/05/2006
This letter was sent to Chatham House, and sets out the plight of poor Philippino young men, recruited illegally into the fishing industry. ...
Information and Communication Technologies Benefits Fishing Communities: Policies to Support Improved Communication for Development
01/01/2006
This is one of a series of policy briefs, produced by the SFLP, which explores new directions and partnerships in addressing fisheries and development ...
Review of Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on Developing Countries: Synthesis Report
01/07/2005
Although there are quite a lot of studies of IUU fishing in high seas waters, there is currently a dearth of information on the economic and other imp ...
Review of Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on Developing Countries: Final Report
01/07/2005
A report examining the impacts of illegal fishing with particular focus on developing countries. This document is part of a project funded by the UK ...
Report of International Workshop on Impacts of IUU Fishing on Developing Countries
17/06/2005
Report of the proceedings of the workshop on ‘Impacts of IUU Fishing on Developing Countries‘, held in London on 16-17 June 2005, and spons ...
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 ...
Grassroots Potential Unleashed - Good News from the West African Fishing Communities
01/01/2004
This booklet profiles seven fishing communities in West Africa that are participating in their own development as never before. Guided by a step-by-s ...
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.
Unsustainable Fishing
13/11/2012
21st Century Challenges discussion series: How can we avoid the collapse of a resource that remains an essential part of food security and vital to th
6th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
13/01/2011
This is the 6th in a series of international forums on Illegal, Unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing held at Chatham House on 13-14 January 2011.
5th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
15/10/2009
The 5th in the series of international forums on IUU fishing was held at Chatham House on 15th-16th October 2009. Many topics were covered, including
Fisheries and the Commonwealth: A Briefing
29/04/2008
Meeting on Trade and Sustainable Approaches to Fisheries Negotiations under WTO/EPA, 2-4 May 2007
02/05/2007
The objectives of this meeting were:
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.
Cluster: Fishing Companies in Third Countries
Cluster is a Spanish initiative within the European Union framework, directed at shipping associations with interests in fishing companies overseas. Its aim is to provide a platform from which to voice their opinions and to ensure that they act together in defence of their common interests. Cluster has 122 members and more than 370 ships. The site is in English and Spanish. 
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Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI)
FSPI is a network of South Pacific island non-governmental organisations and overseas affiliates working in partnership across the South Pacific. FSPI‘s Communities and Coasts Programme helps to promote self reliant coastal communities, securing their quality of life through sustainable and integrated resource management. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands
This website provides information on global developments related to oceans, coasts, and small island developing States (SIDS), particularly activities aimed at achieving oceans-related targets from the World Summit on Sustainable Development and from the Millennium Development Goals through policy analyses, multi-stakeholder dialogues, working groups, roundtables, and other approaches. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
id21
id21 is a development research reporting service which provides UK-sourced research on developing country issues. The link is for the page on fisheries. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
ICSF is an international NGO working on issues of relevance to small-scale and artisanal fisheries and fishworkers, with a special focus on livelihoods concerns. You can sign up to a news alerts service on the site. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich
NRI is a specialized Institute and School of the University of Greenwich, providing research, consultancy and education services worldwide, especially through the long-established international activities of NRI in the developing world on the sustainable management of natural and human resources. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme
The Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (SFLP) started in 1999 and was financed for 7 years. It is a partnership between the UK Department for International Development (DfID), FAO and 25 participating countries in West Africa. The SFLP aims to reduce poverty in coastal and inland fisheries communities through the sustainable improvement of their livelihoods. Outputs include a number of publications, available online. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
WorldFish Center
The WorldFish Center is an autonomous, non-profit organisation. It is one of 16 research centres of the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), which is co-sponsored by the World Bank, FAO, UNDP and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The research centres' mission is to contribute to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries through research, partnership, capacity building, and policy support, so promoting sustainable agricultural development based on the environmentally sound management of natural resources. The WorldFish Center specialises in living aquatic resources. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
26/10/2012
African Union sets deadline for continent-wide maritime strategy
11/10/2012
EU-approved vessels fishing illegally in Sierra Leone
10/02/2012
The Seventh Chatham House Forum on IUU Fishing
25/08/2011
Is illegal fishing to blame for Somali pirates?
20/04/2011
Illegal European fishing contributing to poverty and piracy in Africa
14/03/2011
DEVFISH II project of EU funded $10 million USD
09/03/2011
Stakeholders In The Fisheries Sector Brainstorm on Solutions
05/01/2011
Canadian fisheries will thrive if they follow co-management model, researchers say
03/01/2011
Technology ‘solution’ to curb illegal fishing
02/01/2011
Rising debts dog fishing families
24/09/2010
Key African export commodity at risk as fish stocks drop
21/08/2010
Judge calls hearing ‘sad day’ for tribe
18/08/2010
Addressing illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean
16/08/2010
Purse seine fishing plummeting NZ tuna supply
15/06/2010
The African Union tackles illegal fishing in African waters
15/06/2010
West African fisherman claim foreign trawlers overfishing
11/06/2010
Why we need a maritime strategy in the Indian Ocean...
10/06/2010
"Pirate fishing" takes root off West African coast
01/06/2010
Hooking the high seas' fishing 'pirates'
18/05/2010
UN says 8 bln dollar-investment in greening fisheries could raise catches
03/05/2010
Illegal fishing in Mozambique leads to annual losses of US$35 million
08/04/2010
Africa looks to fight piracy, illegal fishing and waste
08/04/2010
Watch out: Africa's newest threat is now fish grabbing
07/04/2010
Call for action against poaching in Bahamian waters
30/03/2010
Sub-regional cooperation needed for sustainable fisheries resources
24/03/2010
Illegal fishing in Guinea’s waters "Worst in the World"
17/03/2010
Locals forced to fish in foreign waters
22/02/2010
Foreign fishing activity threatening Papua's marine life
08/02/2010
Illegal fishing kills 20,000 jobs
05/02/2010
Fisheries on the agenda at The World Seafood Summit, Paris, February 4th 2010
25/01/2010
Illegal fishing costs [Sierra Leone] $29M
12/01/2010
Magufuli lands Sh200bn deepen fishing contract
12/01/2010
Ghana: Arming fishermen with cameras
29/12/2009
Illegal fishing: two trawlers grabbed
12/12/2009
Sri Lanka: Negombo fishermen protesting against government and police
11/12/2009
Officials thwart illegal fishing in Cameroon
04/12/2009
Pirate fishing causing global catastrophe
23/11/2009
Small-scale fishermen call on government to stop trampling their rights and the environment
21/11/2009
Taiwanese boats engaged in illegal fishing may lose licenses: COA
16/11/2009
Report: It’s easy being a real Pirate off the coast of West Africa
12/11/2009
Tragic fallout of tuna fishing
09/11/2009
Look to East Coast Pirates to see where this could lead
05/11/2009
Scandal of $1bn illegal fishing industry could destroy Africa’s fish stocks ‘within years’ unless urgent action is taken
31/10/2009
Somali pirates: Western boats 'loot' Somali fish
30/10/2009
Fisher families going hungry in Batticaloa because of illegal fishing and drought
24/10/2009
Africa pays high price for Europe’s illegal plate of fish
08/10/2009
Liberia losing $12m each year to illegal fishing
07/10/2009
Africa: Foreign fishing fleets depleting a potential wealth resource
07/10/2009
Fishing for alternatives
22/09/2009
Israel: Fishermen forced to look elsewhere for work
15/09/2009
Foreign vessels trespass on coastal fishermen's livelihood
31/08/2009
UN officials push for creation of monitoring system for marine environment
25/08/2009
Illegal fishing evades U.N. crackdown - study
24/08/2009
Neighboring countries poach RI's fish
24/08/2009
Somalia: Livelihoods - and lives - at risk in Puntland
24/08/2009
Korean pirates threaten Sierra Leone fish industry
21/08/2009
Practices that endanger fish stocks
19/08/2009
Regional action needed to stop illegal trawlers
15/08/2009
Indonesia claims to be largest fish poaching victim
14/08/2009
Illegal Chinese fishing fueling global conflict
09/08/2009
Factory trawler threat to Digha fishermen
05/08/2009
Fishy fishing practices threaten the environment
28/07/2009
Illegal fishing, bad harbour conditions marring fisheries sector in Pakistan
23/07/2009
Safeguarding Africa's fishing waters: Regional action needed to stop illegal trawlers off the coast
01/07/2009
Lebanon's struggling fishermen angling for a catch
27/06/2009
What the media conveniently ignores
20/06/2009
Illegal trawling threatens fishermen's welfare
12/06/2009
Foreigners are the real pirates, says former Somali fisherman
08/06/2009
Pirate fishing causing eco disaster and killing communities, says report
25/05/2009
'Pirate' trawlers gutting Ghana's fishing industry
16/05/2009
Illegal fishing, climate change real threats
15/05/2009
EU and M'sia to cooperate on curbing illegal fishing
03/05/2009
Africa partnership station spawns collaborative fisheries workshop in Gabon
28/04/2009
Our marine life in peril
27/04/2009
Greenpeace launches tuna guidelines
20/04/2009
The bleak future of fishing in Africa
04/04/2009
Experts discuss illegal fishing
02/04/2009
Somalia: Getting tough on foreign vessels to save local fishermen
30/03/2009
Protecting fishing part of maritime security, Africa Command deputy says
18/03/2009
Tanzania, SADC join forces against illegal fishing
15/03/2009
Joint operation against illegal fishing commendable
26/02/2009
Illegal fishing estimated at $10-24B per year
26/02/2009
Tanzania's fishing industry under threats
20/02/2009
Closing the net on illegal fishing
11/02/2009
Tanzania: Govt to install hidden cameras to nab illegal fishing vessels
02/02/2009
Ministry of Fisheries tries new radar systems for illegal fishing
02/02/2009
New report stresses environmental urgency for reaching WTO agreement
22/01/2009
Mozambique seeks international help to fight illegal fishing
21/01/2009
Mozambique: Africa losing over 1 billion dollars to illegal fishing
21/01/2009
Low prices high costs threaten Argentine squid industry
20/01/2009
Pair trawling still being practised
15/01/2009
KIARA warns of national fish crisis
11/01/2009
E. Kalimantan has March deadline on trawling regulations
08/01/2009
Fishermen slam trawling resumption
08/01/2009
Magufuli pinpoints challenges facing the fishing sector
05/01/2009
Johann Hari: You are being lied to about pirates
27/12/2008
Philippines fishing group complains of 'poaching' of tuna
24/12/2008
Tightening control on illegal fishing
17/12/2008
Government's intervention on pair trawling too late - Fishermen
16/12/2008
War on pair trawling; Navy, Air Force to collaborate
26/11/2008
Illegal fishing threatens sea biota
23/11/2008
Greenpeace calls for Orissa's effective marine resources management
15/11/2008
Illegal fishing causing N Sulawesi trilions of rupiah losses
04/11/2008
Sierra Leone: country loses US $29 million to 'poaching'
03/11/2008
War on illegal fishing leaves Indonesia empty-handed
08/09/2008
Small-scale fisheries are "best hope" for sustainability in developing world
03/09/2008
Alarm over trawling on Kenyan waters
03/09/2008
South African minister, fishers taken to court by rock lobster association
03/09/2008
Blast fishing and bad agriculture destroy coral reefs
02/09/2008
Who is scooping up our fish?
29/08/2008
Fishermen accuse government of deceit
26/08/2008
Ghana Navy is being equipped
26/08/2008
Fishing industry on sick bed
26/08/2008
Rich countries once used gunboats to seize food. Now they use trade deals
25/08/2008
Ghana Navy can't stop trawling in Ghana's waters
22/08/2008
Illegal fishing casts a pall over island communities in S'ville
21/08/2008
Foreign trawlers blamed for poor fish harvest
13/08/2008
Government gearing up to stem illegalities in territorial waters
11/08/2008
Fishing communities mobilise to protect their livlihoods
08/08/2008
Mozambique to use seized Namibian ship to monitor coastal waters
08/08/2008
EJF argues for action against Flags and Ports of Non-Compliance to stop pirate fishing (IUU)
30/07/2008
Sweeping trawlers leave inshore fishermen high and dry
29/07/2008
Over Le 3 billion generated from marine resources
29/07/2008
Guinea-Bissau: Fishermen turn to trafficking as fish profits drop
24/07/2008
Chinese fishermen in Cameroon defy ban
23/07/2008
Sierra Leone: artisanal fishing at risk
21/07/2008
GFBOA threatens to file PIL over illegal fishing by mechanised canoes
18/07/2008
South Africa fisheries ministers agree to fight illegal fishing
14/07/2008
Kenya loses 10,000 tonnes of fish annually
14/07/2008
Local fishermen help police arrest illegal trawler
11/07/2008
Editorial: Move to control unregulated fishing commendable
11/07/2008
Zubiri vows to help develop ecotourism in S. Negros
11/07/2008
Southern African states move to eradicate pirate fishing
07/07/2008
Dar gets tough on illegal fishing
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
04/07/2008
Namibia: illegal fishing cause for concern
04/07/2008
Southern Africa gets tough on illicit fishing
03/07/2008
Pirate fishing boats target Africa: Ivory Coast
03/07/2008
Pirate fishing boats target Africa: Kenya
02/07/2008
Africa moves to stop fish theft
02/07/2008
Pirate fishing boats target Africa
01/07/2008
Sierra Leone diary
29/06/2008
Africa fish fall blamed on Japan
27/06/2008
Flags of convenience fly in face of fisheries protection
27/06/2008
Southern Africa: SADC loses billions to illicit fishing
24/06/2008
Africa: more funding needed in fight against illegal fishing
24/06/2008
Africa fish fall blamed on Japan
24/06/2008
Chile's artisanal fishers seek international support for trawl ban campaign
24/06/2008
More funding needed to fight illegal fishing - UN agency
23/06/2008
New law targets foreign vessels
23/06/2008
Fisheries, not whales, to blame for shortage of fish
19/06/2008
FAO: New steps toward sustainable trade in fish
17/06/2008
Fish and timber in West Africa need more sustainable EU policies say MEPs
11/06/2008
ACP adopts resolution on establishing a Ministerial Mechanism for fisheries
08/06/2008
Trawlers threaten west Africa fish stocks
06/06/2008
Asia's oceans threatened by over-fishing
04/06/2008
Illegal fishing - MEPs debate EU wide regulation to fight it
04/06/2008
Anti-trawling demonstration by Chile's artisanal fishermen brutally repressed by police
03/06/2008
Nineteen illegal Guyanese fishermen arrested in Suriname waters
03/06/2008
Fears Fiji's tuna industry will collapse
02/06/2008
Cameroon: fishermen buying fish
30/05/2008
Community system against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
26/05/2008
Despite ban, twin trawlers fish freely
15/05/2008
ICSF releases new information resources on marine protected areas
11/05/2008
How non-compliance hurts
09/05/2008
Indonesia losing US$16 bln per year by natural resources theft
04/05/2008
Indonesian govt to shoot fish poachers
02/05/2008
Africa: illegal fishing costs ccontinent Sh62 billion
30/04/2008
Developing countries lose out as scale of illegal fishing grows
26/04/2008
Lisa heads for Pacific to save tuna
25/04/2008
CDC GM wants Chinese trawlers checked
19/04/2008
Senegal, Bissau sign fishing deal to face EU
13/04/2008
Mumbai fishermen rue dwindling catch
10/04/2008
Corruption in Africa's marine fisheries
09/04/2008
Towards a rights based system of fisheries managment
13/03/2008
Koh Kong Fishermen Worried About the Future
05/03/2008
Liberia: reviving fisheries could boost economy and health
04/03/2008
Stop the illegal trawlers of the Peninsular
18/02/2008
Tema fishermen threaten demo
13/02/2008
Guinea: Illegal international fishing impoverishes local fishermen
06/02/2008
War on illegal fishing: A reality check
06/02/2008
Mozambique: commercial overfishing threatens coastal livelihoods
06/02/2008
Guinea's traditional fishermen feel squeeze of foreign competition
04/02/2008
Illegal fishing in Yemeni waters
04/02/2008
Artisanal fishers launch public campaign to eliminate trawling in Chile's coastal waters
01/02/2008
Illegal, unregulated fishing continues to plague Africa
01/02/2008
Artisanal fishing industry on the brink of collapse
29/01/2008
Turf war hurting fisheries: report
23/01/2008
Commentary - Karen Bennett: Illegal aliens in Europe fleeing bad ecosystems
15/01/2008
Europe: looking for fishy partners
14/01/2008
Europe takes Africa's fish, and boatloads of migrants follow
07/01/2008
Carrying on with the war against dynamite fishing
30/12/2007
Death on the road to ‘El Dorado’
27/12/2007
Indonesia‘s sea gypsies struggle to survive
07/12/2007
Greenpeace calls for retailer responsibility after tuna commission "fails" to protect
06/12/2007
Kenya: fishermen cast nets deeper and wide, but for less
26/11/2007
BFAR-10 turns over fishing gear in Bukidnon
22/11/2007
USS Fort McHenry assists Ghana
21/11/2007
Fishermen rendered jobless
21/11/2007
Africa: And then there were no fish
14/11/2007
Abalone wars begin
06/11/2007
Perlemoen may be lost forever, experts warn
03/11/2007
‘State turns us into poachers‘
29/10/2007
South Africa: Cosatu warns on abalone harvesting ban
26/10/2007
Industry players enraged by perlemoen plan
17/10/2007
The livelihoods of Pakistani fishermen are under threat from commercial trawlers
08/10/2007
Experts: demand for ‘greener fish’ is unrealistic
02/10/2007
IMO to tackle coastal piracy
02/09/2007
State to install system to monitor illegal trawler fishing
21/08/2007
Negotiating a better deal for the African fish industry
17/08/2007
Ministry of Fisheries suspends pair trawling
16/08/2007
Warning on illegal fishing activities in region
10/08/2007
Illegal fishing: Nigeria loses $60m annually
27/07/2007
Transparency and sustainability in fisheries
23/07/2007
Global fishing trade depletes African waters: Poor nations get cash; the rich send trawlers; a dearth of octopus
19/07/2007
World Wildlife Fund president describes fisheries crisis
19/07/2007
Indonesian waters open to poaching, looting
13/07/2007
Catbalogan PNP chief pushes for stiffer penalties on illegal fishing
03/07/2007
EU trawlers are ‘poaching fish in SA waters‘
20/06/2007
Mixed fortunes as ban on trawling stays in force
09/06/2007
Putting power in the hands of Pacific nations
06/06/2007
Nasome sounds marine threat
28/05/2007
Post-tsunami, UN body redefines coastal livelihood
18/05/2007
Poor Indian fishermen threaten to kill rare sharks
18/05/2007
Canning the Pacific
18/05/2007
Indian fishermen threaten to kill rare sharks
16/05/2007
Subsidized foreign trawlers unequal match for local West African fishermen
10/05/2007
Policy causes small-scale fishermen ‘severe hardship’
08/05/2007
Fisheries: FAO wants pro-poor policy criteria for designing policies in developing nations
08/05/2007
Ghana: Chinese fishermen accused of depleting country‘s territorial waters
05/05/2007
South African fishers‘ group suspends case against Minister, hails new agreement
03/05/2007
Poverty in fishing communities poses serious risks
30/04/2007
UK backs tracking system to net pirate fishermen
29/04/2007
Action urged on illegal fishing
28/04/2007
Sabah fishermen urged to end illegal fish-bombing
25/04/2007
Canada‘s new government contributes $500,000 to help developing nations monitor and control their fishing vessels
17/04/2007
Sierra Leone: Local Fishermen Struggle to Survive Amidst Foreign Trawlers
13/04/2007
Southern Africa: SADC fisheries officials meet
12/04/2007
The cradle of evolution: Under siege and under threat
11/04/2007
Galapagos Islands ‘facing crisis‘
10/04/2007
‘Still hope for fishing industry‘
04/04/2007
Mozambique: experts explore maritime resources along Mozambican coast
02/04/2007
Illegal fishing blamed for destruction of canoes
26/03/2007
The Indonesian fisheries crisis
13/03/2007
Statement on IUU fishing issues for African coastal communities
12/03/2007
Countries agree to strengthen controls to combat illegal fishing
12/03/2007
131 governments set their nets for illegal fishers
08/03/2007
Green funds plea for House
07/03/2007
Rs 11 crore for ending turtle-human conflict: Greenpeace
06/03/2007
Ban sought on deep-sea trawling
23/02/2007
Sierra Leone navy shoot to catch Chinese fishermen
01/02/2007
Seychelles hails world tuna plan
28/01/2007
The continuous sufferings of Yemeni fishermen
18/01/2007
NFA mulls new fisheries projects: K1million set aside for management, support programmes
18/01/2007
“The EU can contribute to the establishment of a context of confidence and stability for joint ventures”, says EU Commission rep
06/01/2007
Olive Ridley presrvation hits coastal fishermen in Orissa
05/01/2007
Illegal fishing costing ARMM seas P1B yearly - authorities
28/12/2006
Mozambique: American boats for navy
27/12/2006
Update - Chinese fishing vessel arrested in Tubbataha
27/12/2006
Marine reflections: returning to point zero
23/12/2006
Excessive trawling wiping out many species of fish
13/12/2006
Undercover cops watch as crayfish poached
13/12/2006
Ghana: House approves budget of three ministries
12/12/2006
South Africa: fishermen will sell their illegal catch in protest
20/11/2006
Marshall Islands says stronger UN support needed
13/11/2006
New vessels boost war on illegal fishing
13/11/2006
Uganda: WB warns on environment
11/11/2006
Hylton talks tough on illegal fishing
19/10/2006
Namibia: Fisheries‘ closure sparks new fears
16/10/2006
Greenpeace: Japan should pay US$400,000m to Island countries
13/10/2006
Prostitution and Pacific fishing
26/09/2006
Ghana calls for articulation of fisheries strategies in Africa
23/09/2006
A cleansing effect for all involved
20/09/2006
Fishing for livelihoods should not be a crime, says South African fishers‘ group
14/08/2006
Sustainable national fisheries policy urged for Pakistan
04/08/2006
Live fish trade threatens coral reefs
03/08/2006
Ghana: NGO pushes for stiffer fisheries laws
01/08/2006
GFBOA opposes fishing of solar shrimps by canoes
24/07/2006
EU trawlers get fishing rights off Africa for £350m
19/07/2006
Huge fish resources in Bay untapped
18/07/2006
Namibia: scientists discuss marine conservation
17/07/2006
Life at sea still difficult and dangerous, says Apostleship of the Sea
13/07/2006
Chiefs say Harper government ignores court rulings over native fishing rights
05/07/2006
Surge in shark poachers
04/07/2006
Sri Lankan reefs in a struggle for survival
28/06/2006
Appeal for calm in crayfish issue
26/06/2006
Crayfish ‘annihilated by greed’
26/06/2006
Govt blamed for declining marine resources
26/06/2006
Govt curbs foreign fishing companies
21/06/2006
Fisherfolk leader speaks with gov‘t
21/06/2006
African nations battle ‘pirate‘ fishers for shrinking resources
13/06/2006
India‘s Andamans in "losing battle" with poachers
11/06/2006
Lebanon: Local fishermen face poverty, pollution, foreign navies
09/06/2006
Market demand must be coupled with sustainable resource management policy, ICSF tells FAO Committee on Fisheries
08/06/2006
B.C. Appeal Court rules native-only commercial fishery isn‘t race-based
07/06/2006
Illegal fishing compo claim rejected
06/06/2006
25 boats impounded in Tanzania for illegal fishing
01/06/2006
Sustainable traps boost lobster conservation in Central America
29/05/2006
African fisheries to benefit from $240m kitty
28/05/2006
Review conference says poor nations need more help to regulate migratory fish stocks
27/05/2006
Poachers exploit porous borders
27/05/2006
Visayan Sea close season plan tackled
26/05/2006
UN conference backs crackdown on illegal fishing
26/05/2006
At UN meeting, countries agree on steps to promote sustainable fishing
24/05/2006
UN conference considers measures to limit illegal fishing
22/05/2006
New investment initiative aims to improve fisheries management and reduce poverty in Africa
20/05/2006
Deep-sea fish ‘plundered‘ to extinction by trawling
17/05/2006
Donors pledge US$240 million to help Africa fisheries
17/05/2006
Innovations
08/05/2006
Fight the pirates - an appeal for action against the global fish robbers
08/05/2006
BFAR-ARMM discloses designation of fish sanctuaries increased fish catch
19/04/2006
38th SEAFDEC Council proves ‘crucial‘
18/04/2006
Don’t blast away future
10/04/2006
European trawlers threaten Mauritania‘s fishermen
08/04/2006
Roperos: Our depleted seas
03/04/2006
Japanese funding, fisheries and the Old Road location: ‘They‘re justified‘
30/03/2006
Greenpeace Goes Fishing
29/03/2006
Island nation creates third largest marine park
28/03/2006
Greenpeace hunts pirate fishermen off West Africa
28/03/2006
Yemen and Somaliland sign fishery agreement
28/03/2006
Home of world’s largest fish is overfished, says WWF study
27/03/2006
A Somalilander replies: "Stealing my fish, adding insult to economic injury"
27/03/2006
Greenpeace steps up fight on illegal fishing
20/03/2006
174 foreign vessels netted for illegal fishing
20/03/2006
At UN meeting, countries call for strengthening treaty to curb overfishing
16/03/2006
"Roving bandits" depleting fisheries, experts say
15/03/2006
Tsunami bad, man worse on coral reefs, study finds
09/03/2006
Skyrocketing fish prices in Hadramout
09/03/2006
Lobster fishermen badly hit by trawlers
09/03/2006
Somalia: Fishermen appeal for help over foreign fishing ships
04/03/2006
Illegal fishing worth $9bn a year, says report
21/02/2006
Illegal fishing hampering community‘s business efforts
18/02/2006
Community claims illegal fishing costs them $1m
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