Illegal bottom trawling in the Mediterranean: the case of 'kiss trawling' in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia: This policy brief summarises the impacts of a form of illegal bottom trawling, known locally as kiss trawling, in Tunisia, and makes recommendations on how to bring it to an end safely, fairly and sustainably.
On the precipice: crime and corruption in Ghana's Chinese-owned trawler fleet: Fisheries that millions of Ghanaians depend on are at risk of collapse as a result of rampant illegal fishing and overfishing by Chinese-owned industrial trawlers, and a culture of corruption has allowed these crimes to go unpunished. This report explains the urgent action needed to reverse this decline.
A threat to people and planet: The need for the Transform Bottom Trawling coalition: Bottom trawling poses a threat to our climate, marine ecosystems, and the coastal communities that depend on them. EJF has joined forces with the global coalition, Transform Bottom Trawling, to take action on this destructive practice.
The EU forced labour products ban: how to ensure effective enforcement: Current EU rules do not serve to protect the victims of forced labour or to stop the products it generates from reaching the EU market. This briefing draws lessons from the creation and implementation of the EU regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing (EU IUU Regulation) to make recommendations on the design of an EU instrument enabling a forced labour products ban.
EJF policy briefing prepared for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries: This overview presents recommendations for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) that will help the Republic of Korea to devise and implement policies ensuring transparency, traceability, and protection of crews’ human rights in the fisheries industry.
Open letter to the Hon. Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson regarding the potential licensing of the two new trawl fishing vessels: The worsening ecological and humanitarian crises across Ghana's coastline are inextricably linked to the overcapacity of its poorly regulated and foreign-owned industrial trawl fleet. This open letter from EJF and other civil society organisations in Ghana has been written to seek clarification on the potential authorisation of two industrial trawlers in Ghanaian waters, which would allow the continued exploitation of its natural resources.