Films
Unregulated: The South Atlantic Squid Fishing Boom
Hundreds of distant-water vessels are plundering squid populations in the Southwest Atlantic, driving a keystone species towards collapse and exposing workers to horrific abuses, according to a new investigation and film from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
Unregulated: The South Atlantic Squid Fishing Boom
Hundreds of distant-water vessels are plundering squid populations in the Southwest Atlantic, driving a keystone species towards collapse and exposing workers to horrific abuses, according to a new investigation and film from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
The Forests of Life: How Mangroves Sustain Ghana's Fisheries, Coastline, and Climate – an EJF film
Mangroves sustain communities, shield coasts, and store vast amounts of carbon. In Ghana they are vanishing fast – but their protection is within reach through safeguarding, restoration, and community leadership.
In partnership with Hen Mpoano, watch our short documentary, which reveals how local action and stronger policy can revive these vital ecosystems.
Together we are strong: Liberia's fishmongers building fairer fisheries
Communities for Fisheries: The lasting impact – an EJF film
Net loss: the urgent need for reform in Cameroon's fisheries
This film lays bare the impacts of illegal fishing on Cameroonian coastal communities, highlighting widespread lawbreaking, human rights abuses, and the urgent need for fisheries transparency.
Unmasked: Tracing Plastic’s Harm from Production to Disposal
This film reveals how efforts to tackle plastic pollution by focusing on waste management are entirely failing in Thailand.
À la dérive : La crise du littoral sénégalais et la route funeste vers l'Europe
Abdou et son père sont séparés par 1 500 km d'océan - une distance qu'Abdou a parcourue en novembre 2020. Parti de Joal-Fadiouth, une ville de pêcheurs au Sénégal, il a atteint Ténériffe, une île espagnole au large du Maroc, après avoir passé environ quatorze jours en mer sur un bateau de pêche en bois. Cette route, de plus en plus empruntée par les habitants de l'Afrique de l'Ouest pour rejoindre l'Europe, est considérée comme l'une des plus meurtrières au monde.
Pour Abdou, ses proches et des milliers d'autres personnes le long de la côte sénégalaise, la pêche dont ils dépendaient autrefois n'est plus une option. Avec peu d'alternatives, de plus en plus de personnes sont poussées à entreprendre des voyages qui mettent leur vie en danger, à la recherche d'opportunités ailleurs. Cette crise qui s'aggrave et s'entrecroise exige une attention et une action urgentes.
Adrift: Senegal’s coastal crisis and the deadly route to Europe
Abdou and his father are separated by 1,500 km of ocean – a distance Abdou travelled in November 2020. He left Joal-Fadiouth, a fishing town in Senegal, and eventually reached Tenerife, a Spanish island off the coast of Morocco, after spending approximately fourteen days at sea in a wooden fishing boat. This route, increasingly used by people in West Africa to reach Europe, is considered one of the most deadly on Earth.
For Abdou, his loved ones, and thousands of others along Senegal’s coastline, the fishing they once depended on is no longer an option. With few alternatives, more and more people are being pushed toward life-threatening journeys, seeking opportunities elsewhere. This escalating, intersecting crisis demands urgent attention and action.
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Reports
Bright lights, dim prospects: The urgent need to address unregulated squid fishing in the Southwest Atlantic to avert a looming environmental crisis
Hundreds of distant-water vessels are plundering squid populations in the Southwest Atlantic, driving a keystone species towards collapse and exposing workers to horrific abuses.
Eyes on the water: Tackling illegal fishing and human rights abuses through the use of onboard CCTV cameras: Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) and unsustainable fishing places immense pressure on the world’s oceans. These destructive practices go hand in hand with human rights violations and labour abuses. A major challenge in effectively tackling these issues is that much of this harmful activity occurs in the middle of the ocean, where it is easier to avoid detection. The findings of this report show that the adoption of fleet-wide CCTV, as a key tool within broader monitoring, control and surveillance systems, has massive potential to enhance transparency, tackle IUU fishing, and address human rights abuses at sea.
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) and unsustainable fishing places immense pressure on the world’s oceans. These destructive practices go hand in hand with human rights violations and labour abuses. A major challenge in effectively tackling these issues is that much of this harmful activity occurs in the middle of the ocean, where it is easier to avoid detection.
The findings of this report show that the adoption of fleet-wide CCTV, as a key tool within broader monitoring, control and surveillance systems, has massive potential to enhance transparency, tackle IUU fishing, and address human rights abuses at sea.
Lifting the veil: Evaluating transparency in Ghana's fisheries sector: Illegal fishing and overfishing risk the collapse of Ghana’s fish populations, directly undermining the most basic human rights of coastal communities, and costing the country millions of dollars every year. Greater transparency is needed to achieve sustainable, legal, and ethical fisheries. This analysis aims to inform and guide this action, and to assist Ghana in moving from commitment to the Global Charter to full implementation, ensuring that the benefits of transparency are secured for the many Ghanaians who depend on fisheries resources for their livelihoods.
Illegal fishing and overfishing risk the collapse of Ghana’s fish populations, directly undermining the most basic human rights of coastal communities, and costing the country millions of dollars every year. Greater transparency is needed to achieve sustainable, legal, and ethical fisheries.
This analysis aims to inform and guide this action, and to assist Ghana in moving from commitment to the Global Charter to full implementation, ensuring that the benefits of transparency are secured for the many Ghanaians who depend on fisheries resources for their livelihoods.
환 한 불 빛 , 흐 릿 한 미 래: 본 보고서는 남서대서양 아르헨티나 오징어 어업에 대한 EJF 조사 결과를 제시한다. 세계 최대 규모의 오징어 어장 중 하나인 남서대서양 공해 지역은 관리 감독이 없는 비규제 해역이다. 매년 수백 척의 원양 어선들이 몰려들어, 오징어가 먹이를 좇기 위해 또는 산란지로 가기 위해 아르헨티나 해역에서 벗어나자마자 포획한다. 위성 사진에서도 관측될 정도로 거대한 규모의 이 어선들은 지난 10년간 급증했다. 이는 오징어에 대한 수요 증가와 더불어 어선들이 기존에 잡던 어종을 더 이상 양껏 조업하지 못하게 되면서 오징어로 목표 어종을 전환했기 때문이다. 조사 기간 동안 해당 지역에서 중국 오징어 어선의 조업 시간은 거의 두 배로 증가한 반면, 어획량은 감소하는 우려스러운 징후를 보인다. 즉, 자원량이 위기에 처했음을 시사한다
본 보고서는 남서대서양 아르헨티나 오징어 어업에 대한 EJF 조사 결과를 제시한다. 세계 최대 규모의 오징어 어장 중 하나인 남서대서양 공해 지역은 관리 감독이 없는 비규제 해역이다. 매년 수백 척의 원양 어선들이 몰려들어, 오징어가 먹이를 좇기 위해 또는 산란지로 가기 위해 아르헨티나 해역에서 벗어나자마자 포획한다. 위성 사진에서도 관측될 정도로 거대한 규모의 이 어선들은 지난 10년간 급증했다. 이는 오징어에 대한 수요 증가와 더불어 어선들이 기존에 잡던 어종을 더 이상 양껏 조업하지 못하게 되면서 오징어로 목표 어종을 전환했기 때문이다. 조사 기간 동안 해당 지역에서 중국 오징어 어선의 조업 시간은 거의 두 배로 증가한 반면, 어획량은 감소하는 우려스러운 징후를 보인다. 즉, 자원량이 위기에 처했음을 시사한다
Indonesia’s efforts against IUU fishing, forced labour, and human trafficking - EJF observations and recommendations volume 1, 2024: This briefing details EJF’s ongoing observations and analysis of the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) mechanisms, aimed at detecting, investigating, and prosecuting incidences of IUU fishing, as well as associated human rights abuses, forced labour, and human trafficking. It provides comprehensive recommendations for GOI agencies to address identified gaps within these mechanisms, focusing on issues arising during both at-sea patrols and port-side vessel inspections. Additional fisheries regulatory analysis highlights gaps in implementation and law enforcement.
This briefing details EJF’s ongoing observations and analysis of the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) mechanisms, aimed at detecting, investigating, and prosecuting incidences of IUU fishing, as well as associated human rights abuses, forced labour, and human trafficking. It provides comprehensive recommendations for GOI agencies to address identified gaps within these mechanisms, focusing on issues arising during both at-sea patrols and port-side vessel inspections. Additional fisheries regulatory analysis highlights gaps in implementation and law enforcement.
EJF position on Article 6 and regulated carbon markets: This paper outlines EJF’s stance on carbon credits and the markets in which they are traded, highlighting the role they should play in climate negotiations and efforts to decarbonise the global economy. Under certain stringent conditions, carbon credits can play a role in achieving climate targets, but they are not a substitute for ambitious and decisive action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
This paper outlines EJF’s stance on carbon credits and the markets in which they are traded, highlighting the role they should play in climate negotiations and efforts to decarbonise the global economy. Under certain stringent conditions, carbon credits can play a role in achieving climate targets, but they are not a substitute for ambitious and decisive action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Where there's smoke: six wildfire stories: Through first-hand accounts, testimonies from environmental defenders and expert insights, this report explores how fires are reshaping the map of risk, deepening inequalities and threatening lives, while reflecting on what must change to stop this crisis from escalating further.