Rio +20 conference will look at fisheries The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, is being held in Brazil in June 2012. The objectives of the confere... 10/06/2012
OECD paper examines fuel-tax concessions in the fishing sector A recently released OECD paper provides information on the extent of fuel-tax concessions and fuel consumption in the fisheries sector of primarily... 10/06/2012
The MSC assessment process: Providing benchmarks for charting progress towards sustainability An interview with Dr Oluyemisi Oloruntuyi Dr Oluyemisi Oloruntuyi is the Programme Manager, Developing World Fisheries, at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Currently some 250 fish... 16/05/2012
The European Parliament demands more action to tackle global illegal fishing The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on combating illegal fishing, which emphasises the need to ‘strongly insist that third countries e... 30/01/2012
EU transparency rules are not applied for fisheries subsidies A new report, ‘Eyes wide shut’, highlighting the lack of transparency on EU fisheries subsidies, has been published by Fishsubsidy.org:This report... 19/12/2011
Private standards and certification in fisheries and aquaculture The FAO has released a technical paper on private standards and related certification schemes in fisheries and aquaculture. It analyses eco-labels... 31/10/2011
Two continents, one purpose: defeating illegal fishing The European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, has recently visited the USA with the aim of strengthening co-operati... 28/10/2011
A new basis for EU agreements with ACP countries An interview with Stefaan Depypere, Director of International Affairs and Markets, DG Mare Stefaan Depypere is Director of International Affairs and Markets, at the EC Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. He previo... 07/09/2011
Spain proposes a unique tuna vessel identification system to combat IUU fishing Following the Kobe III meeting in California, Seafood Sources reports that ‘With Europe’s largest fishing fleet, Spain was particularly vocal in de... 07/09/2011
European Parliament hearing on traceability of fish products Rules of origin issues have been discussed at a recent European Parliament Hearing on 'Traceability of fish products in the EU market’. A represent... 01/08/2011