EU Commission Yellow Cards Taiwan for Illegal Transshippment Activities Involving Tuna Longliner
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - October 1, 2015
The European Commission has handed Taiwan a yellow-card warning for ongoing IUU fishing activities that were first uncovered by a Greenpeace investigation in mid-September.
Taiwan's government now has six months to comply with a plan already laid out by the Commission to clean up illegal activities among its fishing fleets in the Pacific. The Commission also issued a yellow card to Comoros for illegal fishing in its waters.
“Today's decisions demonstrate the determination of the European Union to bring important players on board in the fight against IUU fishing. I am calling on the authorities of the Comoros and Taiwan to follow their example and join the European Union in promoting legal and sustainable fisheries worldwide.”
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