The International Fund for Animal Welfare claims the EU plays a key role as a supplier and trader in the global shark trade, which is 'driving many species towards extinction'

A fleet of Chinese vessels which was previously caught fishing illegally in West Africa has been approved for trawling by the Malagasy authorities, it wrote

The crew of the cutter Bailey Barco reported finding 18 halibut and one lingcod when they boarded the 38-foot vessel named Competition off the coast of Kodiak

The signing of the Cape Town Agreement for the Safety of Fishing Vessels by Kenya, Ghana, Ireland, Portugal, Japan and South Korea will mean 22 countries have ratified

By Jason Huffman

The US House of Representatives has voted, 222-210, to pass HR 4521, the America Competes Act, including a provision that would expand SIMP to cover all species

Priority 'US-China' bills targeted to the broader economy and working their way through the House of Representatives and Senate containing SIMP-related provisions

Among the rejected proposals: having ships carry observers and unload only in ports instead of at sea to giant refrigerated vessels

Benin, Ghana and Togo have pledged to work together to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the Gulf of Guinea

According to US navy secretary Carlos Del Toro, illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has replaced piracy as the global maritime security threat

By María Feijóo

The US' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared port restrictions on all Mexican-flagged fishing vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico starting Feb. 7