Pacific Island Forum Fisheries is building on its high tech response to illegal and unreported fishing with new tools being trialled to complement its existing suite of monitoring, control and…
New Zealand based space technology start-up Xerra Earth Observation Institute launched its Starboard Maritime Intelligence in mid 2021 and has recently secured its first international contract with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.…
A new US report released by NOAA identifies 31 nations and entities engaged in IUU fishing and by-catch. The 2021 Biennial Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, identifies…
A report by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) states that in 2019 the USA imported seafood worth an estimated $2.4 billion derived IUU fishing. The USITC report was requested…
A coalition of influential industry and multi-stakeholder platforms in the seafood sector have released a joint statement calling for action to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In its…