European fishing body Europêche has hosted an event at the European Parliament together with ETF and MEP Ricardo Serrão Santos to present our legal proposals for a safer, healthier and more worker-friendly fisheries sector in Europe.
From this month, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) will require UK fishing vessels to comply with the International Organisation’s C-188 Work In Fishing Convention.
The Fisheries Agency of Taiwan has concluded its investigations into two longline vessels, one for illegal fishing activity and the other for violations of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention (C-188). Penalties have been applied in both cases.
Three crew members were rescued from a liferaft off the UK coast last night, while a search is in progress for the remaining two crew.
Crew fatigue led to the grounding and loss of a commercial fishing vessel in January 2016, resulting in the imposition of a $27,000 fine on its owners, according to the findings of Maritime NZ.
Thirteen people who drowned in 2017 might be alive today had they been wearing a lifejacket or buoyancy aid, according to the findings of this year’s Casualty Review Panel. The panel, which includes the SFF’s Derek Cardno, meets annually to discuss the previous year’s appropriate maritime fatalities and whether those who died might have survived had they been wearing a lifejacket.
The security and safety of the fishermen of Somalia who are supporting their own communities is as important to European piracy taskforce EU NAVFOR as maritime security is to major international shipping cargo companies.
The owner of a small fishing vessel has been fined a total of £15,628 after being prosecuted by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency for operating an unsafe vessel and failing to comply with the small fishing vessel code of practice.
A first vessel detention has taken place under the International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention that came into force last year. The 380gt vessel was detained in Cape Town following inspections and complaints made by the crew.
Participants in a side event on social issues held during the current 33rd session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) session have made clear that despite the progress in health and safety operations, insufficient attention has been given by governments to the implementation of essential principles of international law for the protection of fishing people, making fishing remain a hazardous activity.
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