IUU fishing

ASEAN Losing Billions To Illegal Fishing

In football, the yellow card is a warning for a player to behave himself as he may get sent off the pitch if he receives a second one – and a subsequent red card. It seems this system works just as well when it comes to combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.The European Union (EU) is the world's largest import market for fisheries products and it has estimated the global value of IUU fishing to be around US$11- to US$22 billion per year.

13 June 2020
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Fighting Illegal Fishing

In football, the yellow card is a warning for a player to behave himself as he may get sent off the pitch if he receives a second one – and a subsequent red card. It seems this system works just as well when it comes to combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.The European Union (EU) is the world's largest import market for fisheries products and it has estimated the global value of IUU fishing to be around US$11- to US$22 billion per year.

7 April 2019
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A hard tackle against illegal fishing

In soccer, the yellow card is a warning for a player to behave himself as he may get sent off the pitch if he receives a second one. It seems the yellow card works just as well when it comes to combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.The European Commission (EC) enacted a tough legislation against IUU fishing in 2010 which identifies marine fisheries products by their exporting state or the flag under which shipping vessels operate.

7 August 2018
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