Japan plans tougher measures to prevent illegal bluefin tuna catches
Japan's fisheries agency is set to implement stricter regulations on Pacific bluefin tuna fishing, requiring fishery operators to report catches and imposing harsher penalties for violations
First Nations offer Canada’s fish minister options to maintain elver fishery
Some First Nations leaders in Nova Scotia have suggested increasing their quota might help to stymie illegal fishing
Canadian captain nets CAD 330,000 fine for fishing in marine refuge
A British Columbia shrimp harvester has been ordered to pay CAD 330,000 after he was convicted of 13 violations of Canada's Fisheries Act
WTO close on fisheries subsidies agreement as ministerial kicks off
Of all the issues at stake in Abu Dhabi, officials are most hopeful about getting the approvals needed to finalize the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies -- Politico
New Zealand’s trawl industry avoids being squeezed out by conservation measures
The High Seas Fisheries Group, which represents companies including Talley's and Sealord, told the SPRFMO an Australian proposal would have shrunk the fishery open to trawling to just 0.07% of the managed area
Canada’s fish minister riles eel industry with talk of shutdown to handle poaching crisis
With a potential CAD 45m season in jeopardy, the Canadian elver industry says the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has rejected its offer to pay for solutions to stop poaching
UK’s nephrops FIP misses key human rights assessment deadline
Scottish NGO Open Seas notes that Co-Op, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Whitby Seafoods have all missed a crucial reporting deadline for human rights abuses in their supply chains
Canada wraps up three-year illegal halibut fishing investigation with more convictions
While DFO did not detail penalties involved in its latest convictions, it said individuals and companies convicted in all four trials were ordered to pay more than CAD 260,000
Unilateral efforts to combat illegal fishing may fuel piracy, new research finds
Certain unilateral efforts to combat IUU fishing have unintended consequences, potentially spurring piracy in specific regions, according to recent research
Major seafood buyers support US proposals to address IUU fishing in South Pacific
Over 30 major companies, including Costco, Aldi and Profand, have rallied behind the cause of IUU fishing and addressing human rights violations in the South Pacific