The international conservation organization Oceana welcomes yesterday’s publication of EU regulation 1010/2009 that lays out rules for the implementation of a community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The EU regulation against IUU fishing foresees that fish imports to the European Union must be accompanied by catch certificates, validated by the flag state of the fishing vessel and certifying that the fish on board has been caught legally.
Oceana is concerned however about the exclusion of fresh and frozen Atlantic and Pacific salmon from the provisions of the IUU regulation.