It is difficult to detect
illegally caught fish and trace them to their source.
But I haven't seen a report anywhere that lays out so clearly the full sequence of steps in the chain: from boats to «ranches» where
illegally caught fish are fattened for market before they had a chance to reproduce to government offices in France, Spain and other countries eager to prop up the fishing industry despite the ecological cost.
Not exact matches
Yes, a lot of pirates are out there, taking
fish illegally, underreporting their
catches,
fishing under the flags of countries not party to international
fishing agreements.
The Parliament also approved so - called conditionality rules: If fishermen are
caught infringing CFP rules — for instant using illegal gear, overfishing, or
illegally discarding low - value
fish — they will not receive subsidies.
He is hoping that this method might be turned into an easy tool that can be used by consumers, citizen scientists and enforcement agencies to quickly detect
fish that have been
illegally caught with cyanide, which would hopefully drive down the trade.
Each year, thousands of tons of
fish have been
illegally caught and traded.
Greenpeace said that «All chains have made great gains, particularly around sustainable seafood policy implementation, labelling on seafood products, tracing
fish from ocean to shelf and avoiding the sale of
fish that are
illegally caught.