#Ghana 🇬🇭not data deficient, but shows significant #transparency deficits for its marine #fisheries sector, new #FiTI #TAKINGSTOCK assessment shows Centre for Maritime Law and Security Africa Bloomberg Philanthropies
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La libertad salvaje de las aguas internacionales: 'Hay mucho más que piratas somalíes' elconfidencial.com/mundo/2021-06-…

World over, across all sectors, politics is captured by those with vested interests: theguardian.com/global/2023/ap…

Maldives-Mauritius boundary dispute to be decided next week edition.mv/news/27685

Russia - A caviar labelling test will be carried out
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🕵️‍♂️🇳🇱 raid Inspecteur Visserij reportedly discovered “large quantities of #unreported 🐟 “on four boats in secret hiding areas” which “were being traded illegally”, contrary to 🇪🇺 law.

👇 also illustrates why not further incentivising #hidden #overfishing is key.

#MarginOfTolerance

Dutch police raid fishing vessels in undersized fish investigation thefishingdaily.com/latest-news/du…

#dutchfishingnews #dutchfishingindustry #commercialfishingnews #fishingnews #dailyfishingnews #Dutchfishmarketraid #undersizedfishsales #Vlissingenfishmarket

Mexico ratifies the UN Port State Measures Agreement
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CANADA | Shipment of juvenile eels (glass eels/elvers) seized in Halifax Airport as part of an ongoing investigation into lucrative but increasingly troubled fishery; elvers are flown live to Asia and raised to adulthood for food Fisheries and Oceans
cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

South African Navy allocated R1.4 billion to refit fleet
military.africa/2023/04/south-…

South Africa announces list of declared small-scale fishers in Western Cape farmersreviewafrica.com/south-africa-a… via Farmers Review Africa

New publication with Valentin Schatz demonstrating the extent to which international fisheries law recognises the jurisdiction & responsibilities of the state of nationality in addressing #IUU fishing! Int’l Law Studies digital-commons.usnwc.edu/ils/vol100/iss…

Trinidad & Tobago – Shortage of staff to deal with illegal Barbadian fishing vessels
guardian.co.tt/news/not-enoug…

France - ‘They are serial killers’: How blue crabs are devastating the fishing industry in southern France
euronews.com/green/2023/04/…

Senegal - Critically Endangered Dolphin Threatened by Illegal Fishing Nets
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How China's 'maritime militia' seized the Philippines' prime fishing waters (The Telegraph – UK)
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New Research Journal article of interest - Skerritt, D., et al., (2023) Mapping the unjust global impact of harmful fisheries subsidies.
Marine Policy, Volume 152, June 2023, 105611
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There are an estimated 3 million sunken vessels in the ocean, over 8,500 of which are classified as ‘potentially polluting wrecks’.

With leaks expected to reach their highest levels within ten years, what can we do?

Our Issues Brief explains bit.ly/41f0ple