Progress on migrant crew conditions – but more needed
Korea has made real progress in improving conditions for migrant seafarers working on its distant-waters vessels. But while this is seen as a positive step, more is needed to achieve…
EJF opts for Starboard Maritime Intelligence platform
Starboard Maritime Intelligence is about to be used by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) to enhance the effectiveness of investigation into IUU fishing and associated human rights abuses. ‘We are delighted to be…
Russian seafood entering the UK market
The Environmental Justice Foundation, a London-based NGO, has pointed the finger UK retailers as having the power to prevent seafood imports from Russia entering the UK market. EJF points out…
Flags of convenience have been a longstanding way of evading regulation and obscuring beneficial ownership
Taking on flags of convenience
Looking to address the longstanding problem of flags of convenience in fisheries, representatives of DG Fish, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States have met to discuss…
Much of Ghana’s fishing capacity is linked to Chinese ownership. Image: EJF
Ghana re-licenses repeat poacher
Authorities in Ghana have taken the bizarre decision to re-license a trawler with a long track record of illegal operation in the country’s waters. According to EJF, Lu Rong Yuan…
EJF and APIL are seeking an investigation by the Chinese authorities into crew fatalities and illegal fishing on board longliner Long Xing 629
Investigation demanded into crew fatalities on Chinese longliner
Four Indonesian crewmen are reported to have lost their lives while working on a Chinese fishing vessel, after reportedly being denied medical care. Crewmen interviewed by legal NGO Advocates for…
The Ghanaian authorities have for the first time imposed a million-dollar penalty for illegal fishing. Image: EJF
Ghanaian authorities hand down million-dollar fine
The skipper and some of the crew of a trawler apprehended in Ghanaian waters have been charged with illegal fishing for small pelagics, leading to a US$1 million settlement by…