by FISH-i | Feb 1, 2019 | Fish i News
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) is an intergovernmental organisation responsible for the management of tuna and tuna-like species in the Indian Ocean. Common to both the IOTC and FISH-i Africa is the desire to see the sustainable utilisation of the highly...
by FISH-i | Jan 30, 2019 | Fish i News
A technical fisheries and aquaculture paper published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in late 2018 explores ways in which catch documentation schemes (CDS) can be utilised for deep-sea fisheries (DSF) in areas beyond national...
by FISH-i | Jan 17, 2019 | Fish i News
The Taiwanese Captain of Malaysian longliner BUAH NAGA NO 1, Mr Han Ming Chuan along with the owner, Mr Dato Seri Lee Yee Jiat, and agent, Mr Abubakar Salum Hassan have been sentenced by the High Court of Tanzania to twenty years imprisonment or a fine of one billion...
by FISH-i | Oct 29, 2018 | Fish i News
The Ninth Session of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) was held in Cape Town, from the 9th – 12th October 2018, at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of South Africa. The meeting was attended by delegates from France, Kenya,...
by FISH-i | Dec 19, 2018 | Fish i News
The world’s first Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was hosted by Kenya 26-28 November 2018. The event, co-hosted by Canada and Japan, attracted over 18,000 delegates from 184 countries whereby participants discussed and committed to the responsible development of...
by FISH-i | Dec 12, 2018 | Fish i News
Increasing demands from consumers and retailers for traceability of fish products, alongside the introduction of catch documentation schemes (CDS) to deter illegal fishing and to prevent illegally caught fish entering markets, such as the European Union (EU) and...
by FISH-i | Dec 12, 2018 | Fish i News
Discussions on the development of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) wide regional vessel monitoring system (VMS) and automatic identification system (AIS) monitoring programme took place at a Regional Training Workshop on Electronic Technologies used for...
by FISH-i | Sep 28, 2018 | Fish i News
Management of Western Indian Tuna fisheries came under the spotlight at the eighth meeting of the Working Party on Collaboration and Cooperation in Tuna Fisheries (WPCCTF) held in Mozambique from 19 to 21 September 2018. The meeting was attended by delegates from...
by FISH-i | Aug 2, 2018 | Fish i News
While under arrest by Chinese authorities, the STS-50, a vessel IUU listed by CCAMLR for its role as a carrier vessel for toothfish poachers, fled to the Western Indian Ocean. Using false information and fake documents, the vessel sought bunkering and repairs from...
by FISH-i | Jul 19, 2018 | Fish i News
Members of the FISH-i Africa Task Force met in Mozambique on 26-28 June 2018 to discuss ongoing investigations and to develop plans to strengthen this regional cooperation to stop illegal fishing. Mozambique’s Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries,...
