NGO says EU a ‘major player’ in global shark trade
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'
EJF claims Chinese trawlers granted licenses in Madagascar have history of illegal fishing
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
US Coast Guard cites vessel off Alaskan coast for catching halibut during offseason
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
Six more nations agree to ratify international fishing safety treaty
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
US House passes trade competitiveness bill with SIMP expansion provisions
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
Opinion: SIMP expansion coming from unexpected source
Priority 'US-China' bills targeted to the broader economy and working their way through the House of Representatives and Senate containing SIMP-related provisions
SPRFMO fails to agree on new squid rules
Among the rejected proposals: having ships carry observers and unload only in ports instead of at sea to giant refrigerated vessels
West African nations sign anti-IUU pact, combine resources
Benin, Ghana and Togo have pledged to work together to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the Gulf of Guinea
25 NGOs call on Kerry to realign US against IUU fishing
According to US navy secretary Carlos Del Toro, illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has replaced piracy as the global maritime security threat
US to ban Mexican vessels fishing in Gulf from entering its ports
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