Peruvian fishermen question irregular entry of Chinese vessel into national waters
On the night of April 18, around a hundred artisanal fishermen from Peru's port of Chimbote were forced to halt their fishing activities due to the unexpected appearance of a massive Chinese fishing vessel
Philippines coast guard seizes two vessels for suspected IUU
Two fishing vessels were seized by the Philippines Coast Guard off Palawan for alleged illegal fishing, leading to charges against 35 individuals
EJF: Korea makes progress on protecting migrant crew, but more needed
Korea has recently made serious progress in improving conditions for migrant crew on its distant-water fleet, according to the NGO
Major customer exodus at Chinese tuna giant after Dolphin Safe label loss, EJF report
Major tuna buyers including FCF and Bolton Group have confirmed to Undercurrent News they will cease purchases from Zhejiang Ocean Family, one of China's largest tuna companies
Russia eyes ‘new level’ of cooperation with fellow top offender China to counter IUU
The Russian regulatory authorities hailed joint efforts with China aimed to crack down on IUU fishing, although both nations were seen as top offenders
Walton-backed S2G, others invest €85m in maritime satellite surveillance developer
Unseenlabs, a French company specializing in the geolocation of vessels at sea, has closed a fundraising round amounting to €85 million
Death of Russian ‘crab king’ cited as defense in $4bn lawsuit
As Russian authorities try to seize crab assets worth nearly $4bn -- amounting to roughly a tenth of the country's TAC -- lawyers have claimed that one key defendant is no longer alive
Russia formally accepts WTO fisheries subsidies agreement despite domestic outcry
Russia's representative to the World Trade Organization, Nikolai Platonov, has pledged that the country will implement the agreement to counter unfair fishery practices
Canada makes 26 more arrests for illegal elver fishing
Commercial elver fishing is illegal in Atlantic Canada is shut down but the poaching continues
Canadian commercial elver harvester sues First Nations in New Brunswick court
The lawsuit, filed in the Court of King's Bench in Fredericton, names more than 100 people who are alleged to have netted baby eels without permission in the spring of 2023