by tfernandez | 23 May, 2023 | Uncategorized
On 5 March 2023, the United Nations (UN) approved an agreement of international importance to protect biodiversity in waters beyond national jurisdiction, the so-called “BBNJ” (Biodiversity of areas Beyond National Jurisdiction). The overall objective is...
by tfernandez | 29 Mar, 2022 | Uncategorized
For the 115 affected surface longliners, the nonsense that prevented them from selling the shortfin mako that they could catch has been an “ordeal”. Quite a mess, because the European Union (EU) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food allowed them to fish...
by tfernandez | 15 Feb, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shipowners and industry suffer millionaire losses due to the inaction of the Spanish Government with the mako. • Representatives of the organizations OPP-7 Burela, Opnapa, Opromar and Orpagu offered a press conference this morning in Santiago to describe the calvary...
by tfernandez | 10 Feb, 2022 | Uncategorized
FIP Description The EU surface longline fleet has been concentrating efforts on the implementation of national and regional strategies for the conservation of their target species including measures such as minimizing incidental catches, collaborating with the...
by tfernandez | 9 Oct, 2020 | Uncategorized
This morning we had a meeting with representatives of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (better known by its acronym in English, IUCN), which brings together the world’s most influential organizations and the best experts in a combined effort to...
