illegal fishing

Peru makes its fishing vessels tracking data publicly available

Peru made its national vessel tracking data publicly available for the first time through Global Fishing Watch (GFW). At least 1,300 of Peru’s industrial fishing vessels are now visible on the public map.

For Peru that is a ten-times increase in the number of vessels that are now publicly trackable via GFW, which will help national monitoring and control efforts, including combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Peru will also be using night-time imagery data to show...

https://safety4sea.com/peru-makes-its-fishing-vessels-tracking-data-publicly-available/

52 Fishing Aggregating Devices found in UNESCO-listed Aeolian Islands

Sea Shepherd and the Aeolian Islands Preservation Fund joined forces to tackle Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Italy’s Aeolian Archipelago. Sea Shepherd’s vessel ‘Sam Simon’ together with Lipari’s Coast Guard, Milazzo’s Revenue and Customs Authorities, and with the collaboration of artisanal fishermen, confiscated 52 Fishing Aggregating Devices (FADs) and 100 km of polypropylene line in the Aeolian Islands in 178 hours.

The Sam Simon carried out an undercover operation in...

https://safety4sea.com/52-fishing-aggregating-devices-found-in-unesco-listed-aeolian-islands/

How can the Cape Town Agreement improve fishing sector

The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated in 1999 that 24,000 people die every year in the fishing sector, an amount 10 times more than merchant ships. However, fishing vessels are excluded from almost all international maritime regulations. The 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA) wants to stop that and outlines fishing vessel standards.

The 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA), adopted by the IMO, presents fishing vessel standards and includes regulations to protect the safety of crews. The...

https://safety4sea.com/how-can-the-cape-town-agreement-improve-fishing-sector/

EU proposes measure to protect deep-sea species in North-East Atlantic

The European Commission (EC) has proposed Total Allowable Catches (TAC) for a number of species for 2019 and 2020, in order to restore deep-sea fish stocks in the North-East Atlantic. These new measures will enable stocks to rebuild to sustainable levels.

EC’s proposal is based on precautionary scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), and considers the obligation for fishermen to bring to land all catches as of 1st January 2019.

The proposal reduces...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-proposes-measure-to-protect-deep-sea-species-in-north-east-atlantic/

EJF: China, Ghana should collaborate to tackle illegal fishing

According to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), around 90% of Ghana’s industrial fishing fleet is linked to Chinese ownership. However, Ghana’s laws forbid any foreign ownership or control of vessels flying its flag. Thus, EJF calls the Chinese and Ghanaian governments to work together to eliminate illegal fishing practices in Ghana.

Ghana forbids any foreign ownership or control of vessels flying its flag, to ensure that the financial benefits from industrial fisheries go directly to...

https://safety4sea.com/ejf-china-ghana-should-collaborate-to-tackle-illegal-fishing/

Global agreement signed to prevent unregulated fishing in Central Arctic

Greenland’s Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture, Erik Jensen, hosted a Signature Ceremony for an international fisheries agreement to prevent unregulated high seas fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean.

The ceremony was held at Hotel Arctic in Ilulissat and participants included ministers, ambassadors, and government officials from the 10 Parties to the ‘Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean’.

Recently, the melting of Arctic sea ice has left...

https://safety4sea.com/global-agreement-signed-to-prevent-unregulated-fishing-in-central-arctic/

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