Illegal fishing is now a bigger threat to the ocean than piracy

Illegal fishing is now a bigger threat to the ocean than piracy

Source: clientearth

6/8/2023

Illegal fishing is now a bigger threat to the ocean than piracy

What happens at sea often remains invisible and outside the law. Despite a growing set of rules designed to regulate and manage the exploitation of the ocean, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) is rampant. It represents as much as 20% of global catch and the annual loss to the global economy as these fish ‘leak’ from the system is estimated at $26 to $50 billion.

IUU fishing can take multiple forms – from fishing in forbidden zones to using the wrong gear, misreporting catches or throwing back unwanted accidental catches at sea. It is a threat to marine life but also to the people who rely on legal fishing for their livelihood. And by destroying ecosystems that enable the ocean to sustain us, IUU fishing is a threat to everyone on the planet.

That’s why ClientEarth is working hard to tackle it.

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News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4051	DNR: Angler Caught Nearly 250 Fish Illegally	minnesota.cbslocal	2013-01-24	US
4052	Teen angler thumbs his nose at critics of his sport	portnews	2013-01-23	US
4053	Gilbert spa owner challenges order stopping fish pedicures	eastvalleytribune	2013-01-14	US
4054	Anglers finally off the hook as scientists settle age-old debate over whether fish feel pain	dailymail	2013-01-12	UK
4055	Colombo's fishy beauty in danger of extinction	emirates247	2013-01-13	LK
4056	Salmon Runs Boom, Go Bust Over Centuries; No 'Signal Of Commercial Fishing' In Trends	Underwatertimes	2013-01-14	US
4057	Search continues for person seen floating in Coquihalla River in Hope	aldergrovestar	2020-07-02	CA
4058	Coquihalla Calling: Dynamite to the rescue for a stranded stock of steelhead	gofishbc	2017-10-13	CA
4059	Eat the Fish enters new business waters due to pandemic	CBC News	2021-03-09	CA
4060	Lake Of The Woods Walleye Population In Dire Straits	fishncanada	2021-04-26	CA
4061	Thompson steelhead trapped at bottom of Bonaparte River fishway	ashcroftcachecreekjournal	2019-04-11	CA
4062	Flood warning issued for Bonaparte River, nearly 200 Cache Creek homes on evacuation alert	radionl	2020-07-04	CA
4063	На больших глубинах обнаружено неожиданное разнообразие жизни	habr	2021-04-28	RU
4064	Wildlife managers use underwater noise, herding techniques to trap invasive carp	spectrumnews1	2021-04-12	US
4065	China awards 91 fishermen for capturing foreign spy devices since 2016	Global Times	2021-04-15	CN
4066	100 fishermen ticketed for catching too many fish or fish of wrong size	nj	2021-04-16	US
4067	Fish farm developers brand loch protesters 'a nest of vipers'	heraldscotland	2013-01-12	UK
4068	Guernsey aquarium thief used fish to win competition	BBC News	2013-01-10	US
4069	Pike found choked on zander in Netherlands	BBC News	2013-01-10	NL
4070	Computerized fishing rod won't put worms on hooks	cnet	2013-01-04	CA
4071	Greens now betray the wild fish	canadafreepress	2013-01-04	US
4072	The adventure interview: Jeremy Wade	telegraph	2013-01-01	US
4073	True facts about the anglerfish	gizmodo	2012-12-28	US
4074	Transgenic fish wins US regulatory backing A fast-growing salmon moves closer to approval after a fishy delay.	nature	2012-12-22	US
4075	Fisherman towed out to sea while catching record 29lb fish	telegraph	2012-12-21	US

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