Hearing used to make case that expanded SIMP would better block Russian seafood
'NOAA must immediately take steps to expand SIMP so that we can keep slave-caught illegal and Russian seafood out of this country and stop funding Putin's atrocities' -- US representative Jared Huffman
Two convicted in Canadian lobster sales scam
The illegal sales of lobster harvested via Canadian food, social and ceremonial fishing licenses was seen by many as cover for a growing black market fishery
Senate-passed version of China trade bill includes toned down SIMP language
The Senate's inserted language, now published online, also mentions SIMP but doesn't propose an expansion of the recordkeeping requirements
IOTC adds Indian, Sri Lankan vessels to draft IUU list
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission has asked the two countries to contact and keep an eye on the vessels in question, as it prepares to add them to its 2022 IUU list
China accused of violating neighbors’ EEZ in South China Sea
A Forbes editorial has urged the US and its allies to condemn Chinese incursions into its neighbors' territorial waters
New study names Chinese firms as responsible for large share of global fishing offenses
The study claims a relative handful of companies are responsible for a large share of fishing-related offenses, including human rights violations, and punishments are often inadequate
Procedural move in US Congress sets up SIMP expansion showdown with Russia twist
'If you truly want to get to the Russian seafood, you need to have traceability requirements' -- Beth Lowell, Oceana
EJF: Insurer’s decision to end contract with IUU tuna fleet could set precedent
Insurer Hydor has ended its contract with three vessels that were blacklisted by the ICCAT late last year
EU card scheme leads to ‘real, tangible progress’ on IUU, report finds
'Within a year of carding, large-scale improvements around fisheries governance had been initiated in all four case-study countries' -- EU IUU Fishing Coalition
Alaska senator believes Biden order will stop Russian seafood processed in China
'So if it goes to China for processing, which a lot of it does, that is still subject to these tariffs and this blockade' -- Alaska senator Dan Sullivan