Ecuador makes progress on Yellow Card status
Progress is being made towards lifting the yellow card that the European Union gave Ecuador in 2019, according to Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries Sonsoles García. She…
The yellow card is a warning signal, as a precursor to a red card which would exclude exports to the EU Images: FAO
Senegal handed EU yellow card
Its failure to get to grips with illegal fishing has resulted in Senegal being given a yellow card by the European Commission. Although this does not affect trade with the…
A trawler engaged in an illegal saiko transshipment. Image: EJF
Ghana gets second EU yellow card
Ghana was first issued with a yellow card by the EU in 2013, which was lifted in 2015 as a result of new legislation and a clear fisheries management plan.…
Cameroon gets EU yellow card
A formal warning to the Republic of Cameroon by the European Union means that more will have to be done to manage fisheries – or face the close of EU…
Kiribati’s EU yellow card has now been lifted
EU lifts Kiribati’s yellow card
After four and half years of close co-operation, the European Commission is lifting Kiribati’s yellow card, the official warning issued by the European Union to trading partners falling short of…
The European Commission has notified the Republic of Ecuador that it needs to step up its actions (yellow card) in the fight against IUU fishing
Ecuador gets EU yellow card
The European Commission has notified the Republic of Ecuador over the need to step up action to fight illegal fishing with a yellow card. ‘Ecuador is a major trade partner…
Participants in Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture have welcomed the EU decision to lift the yellow card. Image: Fisheries Agency
Taiwan’s yellow card lifted
The yellow card warning handed to Taiwan in October 2015 by the European Commission has been lifted, in recognition of the efforts made to strengthen legal framework, monitoring, control and…