Mauritania to renew its national trawler fleet: Will EU vessels move back in? According to a decree from the Mauritanian Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, the national trawler fleet will have to come back to port fo... 01/07/2013
Russia threatens to call on WTO after Mauritania says it should respect same conditions as "subsidised EU fleets" Since joining the World Trade Organization last year, Russia has threatened to file its first complaint under WTO rules about the subsidies that Ru... 01/07/2013
Global sourcing derogation in EPA shouldn’t be linked to access to resources considerations, say Pacific ACP ministers The Pacific ACP Trade Minister’s chair, Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum, called on the European Union “not to use global sourcing as a bargaining tool to acces... 13/06/2013
NGO recommends West African coastal states to ban transhipments at sea as they fuel illegal fishing The British NGO Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) released a briefing entitled ‘Transhipment at sea: The need for a ban in West Africa’, which... 29/04/2013
European Parliament fisheries committee approves EU–Mauritius FPA The European Parliament Fisheries Committee approved the new EU–Mauritius FPA and its protocol, which is the first after the previous deal was stop... 29/04/2013
Mauritania proposes EU companies to relocate their business in Mauritania The European Parliament Fisheries Committee has decided to postpone its vote on the EU–Mauritania protocol. In Mauritania, this is considered by ma... 29/04/2013
Study examines EU and other tuna fleets’ by-catch and discards in Indian Ocean Most recent estimates of by-catch in global fisheries show that 7.3 million tonnes of by-catch are produced annually, most of which result from tra... 29/04/2013
Sustainable fishery agreements: strategies for enforcement and compliance A conference organised by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) entitled ‘Sustainable fishery agreements: Strategies for enfor... 29/04/2013
Western Sahara slows down EU–Morocco fish talks Over a year ago, the European Parliament rejected the previous EU–Morocco fisheries agreement protocol, which provided access for 120 EU vessels, b... 29/04/2013
A transparent, sustainable and equitable agreement with the EU will have repercussions for Asian fishing fleets active in Mauritian waters An interview with Vassen Kauppaymuthoo Vassen Kauppaymuthoo is an oceanographer and environmental engineer in Mauritius. He is also the founder and president of Kalipso, the Mauriti... 10/03/2013