Photo source: ©© Miemo Penttinen
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In an historic ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the body affirmed that “flag States” have a duty of due diligence to ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag comply with relevant laws and regulations concerning marine resources and that these vessels are not engaged in illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in the waters of member countries of West Africa’s Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SFRC)…
Mega Trawlers Emptying African Seas, Guardian UK (04-02-2012)
West African waters have been subject to overfishing for decades, the effects of which are being felt by protesting local communities. Trawlers have a disastrous impact with their ability to make massive catches in an area with already declining fish stocks, destroying both African fisheries and the local fishing industry…
Greenpeace protests against EU subsidised plunder of West African Waters, Greenpeace (03-02-2012)
West African Communities Rally Against Monster Boats, Greenpeace (09-10-2013)
Update from Senegal: Changing Things and Shaping the Future, Greenpeace (05-11-2012)
The Senegalese government cancelled all fishing permits for foreign“pelagic trawlers,” large fishing vessels that drag nets below the surface of the ocean. This should remind leaders that with political will and courage, they can change things and shape the future of their people for the better…
Pirate Fishermen off Sierra Leone Export To EU, BBC News (10-11-2012)
The vast majority of pirate vessels illegally fishing off Sierra Leone are accredited to export their catches to Europe, an environmentalist group says.
Chinese Foreign Fisheries Catch 12 Times More Than Reported, Study Shows, Science Daily (04-03-2013)
Chinese fishing boats catch about US$11.5 billion worth of fish from beyond their country’s own waters each year — and most of it goes unreported, according to a new study led by fisheries scientists at the University of British Columbia…
People Power Wins: Super Trawler Banned, Australia, Greenpeace (09-12-2012)
Super trawlers and bycatch: the true story, Greenpeace (08-30-2012)
Fish Trawling Unexpected Impacts, Nature Journal (09-08-2012)
Super sized trawler. Photo source: © Greenpeace
