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The authors research and analyse the increasing effort of fishing noting the rapid increase of distance fishers are travelling to their fishing ground...

This study is the first to undertake a world-wide analysis of illegal and unreported fishing. Reviewing the situation in 54 countries and on the high ...

The European Union (EU) recently agreed on a reform of the legal framework for its external fleet that fishes outside of EU waters. The authors invest...

This article provides a snapshot of best practices RFMOs can take in an effort monitor and regulate at-sea transhipment....

This article provides a snapshot of suggested best practices of RFMO compliance procedures including data gathering, assessment and follow-up and outc...

This article provides a snapshot of best practices RFMOs may undertake in order improve control over supply and tender vessels support purse seine fis...

This article provides a snapshot of best practices RFMOs may employ when determining policy and process on the use of VMS equipment and data....

This study is in response to a call from FAO to review existing methodologies used to estimate IUU fishing and to develop technical guidelines and ind...

The objective of C188 is to ensure that fishers have decent conditions of work on board fishing vessels with regard to minimum requirements for work o...

The Cape Town Agreement of 2012 aims to enhance the safety of fishing vessels by mandating the implementation of the Torremolinos Protocol, which itse...

This summary provides a snapshot of EU flagged vessels fishing within the EEZ waters of the signatories to the EU bilateral fishing agreements, Sustai...

This report is a joint effort between the INTERPOL Fisheries Crime Working Group (FCWG) and the North Atlantic Fisheries Intelligence Group (NA-FIG). ...

The authors explore the use of spatial statistical methods to identify vessels behaving anomalously, in particular with regard to loitering, using the...

This article highlights what flag States in an effort to stop illegal fishing....

The study analyzed information available from the Lloyd’s Register of Ships between 1999 and 2005 on fishing vessels registered to the top 14 countr...

This report describes the minimum transparency and anti-IUU fishing measures that the authors deem vital for RFMOs to adopt and implement from the poi...

The authors look back at the historical movements of vessels in their effort to catch fish. Over time with the advancement in technology and heavy su...