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EJF: Impacts of IUU fishing
Quantifying the ecosystem effects of IUU fishing and distinguishing from those of legitimate fishermen is often extremely difficult, not least because ... ICCAT's fight against the tuna pirates How was your tuna caught? WEST AFRICA Pirate Fishing: the Scourge of West Africa Impacts At Sea and On Land Las Palmas: Gateway to ...
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EJF: IUU fishing - Background
Patagonian toothfish, shrimp and lobster. However, IUU fishing can also decimate far less lucrative stocks, but ones that nonetheless provide very important ... ICCAT's fight against the tuna pirates How was your tuna caught? WEST AFRICA Pirate Fishing: the Scourge of West Africa Impacts At Sea and On Land Las Palmas: Gateway to ...
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NOAA Fisheries - National Marine Fisheries Service
More species will be added to the site in the near future. WARNING: Consult IUU ... ) vessel lists have been created by Regional Fishery Management Organizations to combat IUU fishing practices. Certain penalties may apply to vessels included on such lists; therefore, it is advisable to consult ...
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What's new on Linkages - Thursday, 7 August 2008
WWF report More Forests News Water, Oceans and Wetlands Experts gather to prevent wetland destruction and consequent carbon releases UNESCO names new marine world heritage sites SADC countries agree on IUU fishing curbing measures Special areas discharge requirements take effect Philippines seeks IMOs guidance on salvage plans More Water News Key meetings in the next month 2008 World Water Week: ...
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Sustainable Fisheries - MarineBio.org
United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization have developed an International Plan of Action on IUU Fishing, but better monitoring and enforcement is needed. Viable alternatives are needed and/or laws enacted to stop the destructive practice of cyanide fishing. Consumers can help greatly by choosing to only purchase aquarium fish from retailers that do not purchase fish ...
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Office of International Affairs - International Agreements
IUU fishing can jeopardize and sometimes undermine management and conservation efforts for sustainable fisheries. Raising concerns regarding IUU fishing activities within many regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs) and the recognition of the inability of existing international instruments to effectively address illegal, ...
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WWF - Fishing problems: Illegal fishing
Japan, the EU, the US, and other developed countries. IUU fishing has enormous consequences. South Africa, for example, has reportedly lost US$290 million since the mid-1990s to toothfish poachers alone, and legitimate toothfish fishing has been virtually wiped out. One of the country's toothfish stocks collapsed after just three ...
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More funding needed in fight against illegal fishing
IUU fishing. Port State measures include activities such as undertaking inspections of documentation, catches and equipment ... state measures FAO's model scheme for port state measures FAO's Plan of Action to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing Related links Press release: Shutting the door on illegal ...
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Marine Conservation Organizations - MarineBio.org
Ocean Conservancy Global Marine Conservation Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC): The ASOC's Southern Ocean Fisheries Campaign works on five continents to stop the Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing that is dramatically depleting toothfish stocks—the most important commercial fish in the Southern Ocean. At the same time, the long-liners are killing thousands of endangered ...
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WWF - Fishing problems: Poor fisheries management
Sea and the UN Fish Stocks Agreement). Countries are either failing to restrict fishing companies from owning and operating Flag of Convenience vessels or are not rigorously inspecting FoC ... such as the EU, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. This allows illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing fishing to continue. Customs agencies and retailers are not ensuring that the fish entering their ...
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