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Liberia’s small-scale fisheries are the backbone of coastal livelihoods, but they face mounting threats from coastal erosion, mangrove destruction, and insecure land rights. Fishing communities’ rights are at risk without urgent action.

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.

This report from Coalition for Fisheries Transparency members EJF and Open Seas finds that UK consumers may unknowingly be buying seafood linked to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and severe human rights abuses, following a near-total end to checks on imported seafood after Brexit.

Call to stop sourcing tuna from Chinese vessels operating in the Indian Ocean due to the prevalence of illegal fishing, human rights abuses and forced labour associated with the fleet.

This report documents the impacts of overfishing and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Senegal. It examines how the resulting declines in fish populations are driving increased forced migration to Europe across Earth's most deadly migration route, leading to over 3000 deaths in 2023 alone.

From 2019–2025, NFS collected and recycled 200 tonnes of discarded fishing gear, generating over 2.3 million THB (717,000 NOK) in revenues and turning waste into new products. The project now spans 20 community centres across 8 provinces, with 13 storage hubs. Through community action, outreach, cleanups and high-level engagements, the project has fostered a national network of informed, empowered stakeholders to champion ocean conservation. The project combines community action, advocacy, and policy engagement to build a circular economy mode for ALDFG. As it scales beyond, NFS offers a blueprint for sustainable fishing gear management and a replicable solution to ALDFG in Southeast Asia.