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Saiko is the local name for illegal fish transshipments in Ghana, where industrial trawlers transfer frozen fish to specially adapted canoes out at se...

The author's studies focused on addressing the difficulties with international law's 'definition' of IUU fishing but not those arising from unilateral...

The IPOA-IUU is a voluntary instrument that applies to all States and entities and to all fishers. Following the IPOA's introduction, the nature and s...

These Guidelines are voluntary and cover Catch Documentation Schemes (CDS) for wild capture fish caught for commercial purposes in marine or inland ar...

PEW Charitable Trust fact sheet describing the use and operation of vessel monitoring systems on board fishing vessels. ...

This report identifies the top distant water fishing (DWF) fleets in the world, where they operate, their motivations and economic impact, and their c...

This paper explores the global nature of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. It identifies possible solutions and action that can be t...

In this report, the work of FISH-iAfrica is examined and a closer look is had at some of the investigations that the Task Force has collaborated on an...

This report highlights the links between illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessels operating off the coast of West Africa, the Spanish...

This research paper highlights the large number of unmonitored or dark vessels however it explores the use of remote sensing technology to identify IU...

This paper highlights cases of commercial fishing vessels “going dark” to public tracking systems around the world and need for authorities to ena...

The following paper is an extract from a larger publication from PEW Charitable Trusts on the use
of AIS for analyzing fish carrier activity in 2016 ...

This INTERPOL notice shares with all fisheries agencies practices being employed by fishers to deceptively recruit and transport workers onto vessels ...

Greenpeace presents a number of case studies that show serious problems within the Taiwanese seafood industry....

The magazine article highlights the complex network of ownership, beneficial owners and fleets with a focus on Spain....

This factsheet analyses and charts the progress of the EU’s efforts to shut out illegal catch and end IUU fishing....

This Agreement is in response to the call by the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders to strengthen mechanisms to protect fisheries resources, particularly i...

Oceana presents a number of case studies and recommendations in support of building a framework for the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterra...

It is a mechanism for domestic vessels of the PNA to access the fishing resources of other parties. This is to encourage greater employment, technolog...

The objective of this RPOA is to enhance and strengthen the overall level of fisheries management in the region, in order to sustain fisheries resourc...