fisheries | fisherfolk
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13-Mar-2018 Euractiv
Court in confusion – the EU and Western Sahara
Representatives of the Polisario Front, the independence movement which claims to represent the people of Western Sahara, say that talks should now start on a separate EU-Western Sahara agreement.
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23-Feb-2018 Sierra Club
Canadian corporation uses NAFTA to threaten proposed protection for Puget Sound
The proposed policy follows the escape of over 200,000 Atlantic salmon from the company’s fish farms, sparking outcry from Indigenous groups, environmentalists, and fishing communities.
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23-Feb-2018 Cooke Aquaculture
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific urges lawmakers to consider jobs, science-based policy, fair and equitable treatment
Will seek NAFTA arbitration if ban on Atlantic salmon farming is approved.
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22-Feb-2018 WSRW
Sweden to vote against new EU-Morocco fish talks
"Sweden considers that the proposed mandate does not meet the requirements of international law", the official government statement reads.
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29-Jan-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Maldives feels the weight of China’s regional ambitions
Even before China and the Maldives last month signed the FTA in question, the paradisaic archipelago’s increasing economic dependence on China was raising red flags.
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15-Jan-2018 Somali Update
Turkey, Somalia sign Economic Partnership Agreement
Last week, Turkey and Somalia signed economic partnership agreement.The countries also came to an understanding on fishing and fisheries. Under this, Turkish fishermen will be able to fish in Somalia’s territorial waters.
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10-Jan-2018 VOA
L’accord de pêche UE-Maroc "invalide", selon l’avocat général de la CJUE
L’avocat général de la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a estimé qu’un accord de pêche conclu entre l’UE et le Maroc était "invalide" au motif qu’il bafoue "le droit du peuple du Sahara occidental à l’autodétermination".
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10-Jan-2018 Reuters
EU-Morocco fish deal should be declared invalid: EU court adviser
The European Union’s fisheries agreement with Morocco should be declared invalid because it includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, an adviser to the EU’s top court said.
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9-Jan-2018 WSRW
EU Commission eying new fish deal including Western Sahara
Not awaiting the EU Court of Justice’s verdict on the legality of the current fisheries protocol with Morocco over the inclusion of Western Sahara’s waters, the EU Commission is already thinking out loud about its successor.
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25-Aug-2017 Reuters
Norway, China launch free trade talks
Norway and China have resumed talks on a bilateral free trade deal, Norway’s Industry Ministry said Thursday, in another sign that their relationship was thawing after a row over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo.
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28-Jun-2017 Undercurrent News
Norway’s seafood council sees Japanese free trade agreement in the future
Japan is the main market for Norwegian seafood in Asia and is a strategically important market for seafood.
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26-Jun-2017 Greenpeace
Leaked trade papers expose EU failure to uphold transparency and environment standards
A leak of documents related to a looming trade deal with Japan (known as JEFTA) has revealed the EU’s failure to live up to improve transparency and uphold environmental standards in trade policy promises.
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26-Jun-2017 RTBF
Bois illégal, chasse à la baleine,... ce que cache le JEFTA, l’accord entre l’UE et le Japon
Opacité des négociations, commerce de bois illégal, chasse à la baleine,... Greenpeace flingue l’accord de libre-échange en cours de négociations entre le Japon et l’Union européenne.
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24-Jun-2017 New York Times
Europe and Japan near trade deal as U.S. takes protectionist path
The partial draft of the deal was obtained by Greenpeace. The environmental groups worry that the deal falls short on a number of issues, including curbing the illegal timber trade and tackling overfishing.
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25-May-2016 Focus
Citra Mina workers
The Philippine government is hoping the EU-Philippines FTA wil facilitate more tuna exports to the EU, but the industry is riddled with issues of low wages, unfair labor practices, poor and slave-like working conditions.
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21-Sep-2015 Nikkei Asian Review
China elbowing US out of Pacific tuna trade
A political battle is brewing in the Pacific over tuna as rising competition from Chinese vessels sours long-standing fishing arrangements between the US and Pacific island nations.
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23-Jul-2015 EurActiv
Thai seafood products could be banned, warns MEP
A prominent lawmaker from the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries told EurActiv he would support giving a “red card” to Thailand, meaning banning the import of its fisheries products, if illegal fishing isn’t curbed, and if the practice of using slave labour is not abandoned.
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20-Jul-2015 Pacific Forum
Pacific Ministers call for EU’s commitment to the EPA
The Ministers highlighted that the interim EPA in its current form is not the preferable option for most parties as it has no development benefits
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20-Jul-2015 Rappler
PH wants agri products included in European free trade pact
The Philippines is negotiating for the inclusion of processed tropical fruits and durable fresh products as part of the ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association. EFTA, in turn, wants zero tariff market access for fish.
