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Title : Oceana report: EU vessels unlawfully fishing in African waters
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Source : Bizcommunity.com
Year : 2017
Link : http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/520/167362.html
Country : Africa
Commodity: SE-Fish and fish products
Abstract: “Oceana’s findings show that even vessels from countries with strong legal frameworks, such as those within the EU, can engage in unlawful practices. We are happy that the EU has just passed a new regulation that will help ensure the transparency of all fishing activities outside EU waters, and which calls for the rest of the world’s flag states to follow suit, and to pass laws and control measures to ensure that the fishing activities of their fleet are sustainable and transparent,” said María José Cornax, senior policy and advocacy director at Oceana in Europe. EU countries cannot legally issue permits for their vessels to fish in the waters of nations with dormant fishing agreements, for example with The Gambia and Equatorial Guinea. With the help of Global Fishing Watch, Oceana found that: 19 EU-flagged vessels fished unlawfully for more than 31,000 hours between April 2012 and August 2015, which included: • 18 EU-flagged vessels from Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain fishing in the waters of The Gambia for 31,706 hours. • 1 EU-flagged vessel from Spain fishing in the waters of Equatorial Guinea for 170 hours.