Sustainable fishing key to feeding the world At the UN General Assembly on 25 October 2013, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, presented his report, ‘Assessin... 08/12/2013
Tax crime in the fisheries sector A new OECD report was published in November, entitled ‘Evading the net: Tax crime in the fisheries sector’. It reinforces that analysing crime in t... 08/12/2013
Pescanova: ‘Six months of scandal at stricken giant’ Pescanova filed for insolvency 6 months ago, and the online magazine Undercurrent News is dedicating a special spotlight page for the occasion, tak... 28/09/2013
New study highlights the importance of small-scale fisheries, while FAO continues developing guidelines A new study on Malagasy fishers highlights the global importance of small-scale fisheries by providing a comprehensive assessment of their economic... 28/09/2013
Wider impacts of WTO ruling on US–Mexico “dolphin-safe” tuna label dispute The US–Mexico dispute over Washington’s dolphin-safe label reached another milestone after the WTO’s Appellate Body ruled last May that the US’ dol... 08/09/2013
Russia has bilateral agreements with most African Atlantic coastal states An interview with the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency’s Alexander Biryukov Alexander Biryukov is the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency’s representative in Africa. He was based in Nouakchott (Mauritania) from 2002 to 20... 04/08/2013
MEPs approve Commission’s proposal on IUU regulation on technical alignment and urge EC to take action against South Korea on the fight against IUU The European Parliament’s fisheries’ committee approved a report on a European Commission proposal, to align the EU IUU regulation with the new pro... 01/07/2013
China reporting only 10% of its distant-water catches, says new study A new study highlights that China has now become a major distant-water fishing nation. At first, China lacked the specialised vessels and infrastru... 18/05/2013
EU decision on fish subsidies may pose risk to global negotiations During a meeting with European Parliamentarians and EU member state representatives, James Brown, the first secretary to New Zealand’s mission to t... 18/05/2013
‘Dialogue is key to the anti-IUU fishing campaign; imposing sanctions would be an admission of failure’ An interview with Cesar Alfonso Deben Cesar Alfonso Deben is Principal Adviser in the EU’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG-MARE). He is particularly concerned... 06/05/2013