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Brazil to share vessel-tracking data with Global Fishing Watch

April 30, 2021 — Global Fishing Watch (GFW) has signed an agreement with Brazil to publish its vessel-tracking data.

Brazil is the sixth Latin American nation to sign a data-sharing agreement with GFW, a partnership between Google and the advocacy groups Oceana and SkyTruth, joining Peru, Panama, Chile, Ecuador, and Costa Rica.

Read the full story at Seafood Source

Global Fishing Watch launches transshipment portal, gets agreement with Costa Rica

July 30, 2020 — Global Fishing Watch has launched a public web portal to track the activity of at-sea transshipment, and has also signed an agreement with the government of Costa Rica to give it access to its vessel-tracking data.

Global Fishing Watch is a partnership between Google and the advocacy groups Oceana and SkyTruth founded in 2015. The new portal, hosted on Global Fishing Watch’s platform, aims to reveal the breadth of transshipment activity worldwide, with the goal of raising awareness among fish suppliers and consumers of the commonality of transshipment and improve transparency. The Pew Charitable Trusts contributed to the development of the portal to guide its effectiveness and application, according to Global Fishing Watch CEO Tony Long.

Read the full story at Seafood Source

SFP report: Path to mahi sustainability requires more data

December 20, 2018 — The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership released its latest sector report on mahi, finding that the biggest obstacle to the fishery reaching its “Target 75” goal is a lack of data in the fishery.

The report, released on 19 December, indicates that 59.3 percent of the mahi fishery can be considered either sustainable or improving. That number is largely related to eight fishery improvement projects (FIP) covering the mahi fishery, with the largest of those centered in Peru.

“The mahi-mahi FIP in Peru produces by far the largest of this ‘improving’ volume (53,297 tons),” the SFP report said

Peru produces the largest amount of mahi in the world by a significant margin, with 61,900 metric tons (MT) of mahi produced in 2015. That total is followed by Ecuador, at 11,400 MT; and Indonesia at 11,300 MT. Together, the three countries represent 70 percent of the world’s mahi production. The three countries currently have FIPs that could be expanded to cover larger portions of their fisheries.

“Mahi is an important large pelagic commodity, especially in the U.S.,” SFP CEO Jim Cannon said. “We’re pleased to see so many fisheries already functioning sustainably or involved in improvement projects that are showing progress. This is good news for the sector.”

According to SFP, if FIPs in Peru, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Costa Rica are expanded to cover the entirety of those nation’s production, the improving category would increase by another 15.3 percent.

Read the full story at Seafood Source

Global Fishing Watch and Costa Rica sign agreement

May 18, 2018 — Global Fishing Watch, a transparency platform established by Google, Oceana, and Skytruth to map the location of all commercial fishing vessels anywhere in the world, has just signed an agreement with Costa Rica.

The agreement between the Costa Rican government and Global Fishing Watch (GFW) provides for mapping and analysis of activities at sea and fishing activities in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone, a report in El Nuevo Diario said.

“The collaboration agreement with Global Fishing Watch is a step forward in strengthening the capabilities of our ministry for effective protection of fishery resources and surveillance of our maritime territory through state-of-the-art technology,” Gustavo Mata, the minister of public security said in a statement.

Read the full story at Seafood Source

 

Costa Rica government vows to no longer support international shark protections

October 14, 2015 — Environmental groups are outraged by new agreements between the Costa Rican government and the fishing industry which they say will roll back protections for endangered and threatened shark species.

The government says the new measures will guarantee that local fishermen can make a living.

According to a letter outlining the agreements, sent by Presidency Minister Sergio Alfaro to Costa Rican conservation groups, the government will no longer “propose or support” international protections for shark species considered of commercial interest and will urge international couriers that have banned the shipment of shark fins — like UPS and American Airlines — to resume carrying them.

Conservationists say airlines and other couriers are key pieces in the lucrative international shark fin trade, which has contributed to the sharp decline of several shark species.

Read the full story from The Tico Times

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