Pescanova, one of biggest world fishing companies, files for insolvency One of the world’s biggest fishing companies, Pescanova, announced it had filed for insolvency having failed to sell part of its Chile salmon farmi... 07/04/2013
New international guidelines will help combat IUU fishing After five years of negotiations, international voluntary guidelines for flag state performance, developed through an FAO consultative process, wer... 25/03/2013
Interpol to get involved in fighting IUU fishing? Interpol has announced that it will hold its 1st Interpol International Fisheries Enforcement Conference, followed by a Fisheries Crime Working Gro... 24/02/2013
Spanish processing sector wants EU doors to be closed to Thai canned tuna ANFACO, the group that represents Spanish tuna canners, considers Thai health authorities perform lax controls over the canned tuna that is exporte... 11/02/2013
NOAA identifies 10 countries, including in EU and ACP, that conducted IUU fishing The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US administration in charge of fisheries, has submitted a report to Congress that i... 11/02/2013
Chinese investors call for African governments to remove ‘restrictions on fisheries’ An article published by China Economic Net highlights that, in the next years, fisheries may become a key area for developing business links betwee... 29/01/2013
Executive Brief Update 2012: WTO and other international aspects of ACP–EU fisheries relations About this update This brief was updated in September 2012 to reflect developments since the publication of the first Agritrade brief in July... 29/10/2012
Negotiations on fisheries subsidies: Issue still at stake within the WTO and the EU’s CFP reform An article, ‘Tackling perverse subsidies in agriculture, fisheries and energy’, published by ICTSD in August 2012, underlines that the allocation o... 23/09/2012
Highlights from the 30th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI ) At the 30th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI), the Committee endorsed the report of the 13th session of the sub-committee on fish tr... 23/09/2012
Caribbean Common Fisheries Policy: Strengthening ecosystems resilience and supporting livelihoods An interview with Mr Milton Haughton at the FAO 30th Session of the Committee on Fisheries Mr Milton Haughton is the executive director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM). He has been working for CRFM for more than... 17/09/2012