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This briefing provides an overview of the fleet of Chinese-flagged or owned fishing vessels operating in Sierra Leone. It explores the prevalence of Chinese-owned trawlers and supporting fleets in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the extent to which these vessels, and/or their owners, have a history of IUU fishing.

This briefing provides an overview of the fleet of Chinese-flagged or owned fishing vessels operating in The Gambia. It explores the prevalence of Chinese-owned trawlers and supporting fleets in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the extent to which these vessels, and/or their owners, have a history of IUU fishing.

This briefing provides an overview of the fleet of Chinese-flagged or owned fishing vessels operating in Guinea. It explores the prevalence of Chinese-owned trawlers and supporting fleets in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the extent to which these vessels, and/or their owners, have a history of IUU fishing.

รายงานฉบับนี้รวบรวมความก้าวหน้าที่สำคัญของประเทศไทยในการต่อสู้กับประมงผิดกฎหมาย ขาดการรายงาน และไร้การควบคุม ตลอดจนการละเมิดสิทธิมนุษย์ชนกลางทะเล ทั้งนี้ยังได้นำเสนอข้อเสนอแนะเชิงนโยบายแก่รัฐบาลไทยในการธำรงไว้ซึ่งความก้าวหน้าและทำให้มั่นใจได้ว่าอุตสาหกรรมประมงไทยจะมีความยั่งยืนและความสามารถในการแข่งขัน

This briefing outlines the significant progress made in Thailand in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and human rights abuses at sea. It provides recommendations for future Thai governments to secure this progress and ensure Thailand's fishing industry is sustainable and competitive.

Legislation is key to ensuring EU consumers and businesses do not take part in, and help prevent, the exploitation of human rights. It is therefore concerning that progress on the Forced Labour Regulation in the Council of the EU has been limited.

La legislación es clave para garantizar que los consumidores y las empresas de la UE no se vean involucradas en abusos de los derechos humanos, y ayuden a su prevención. Por eso, es preocupante que los avances en el Consejo sobre el Reglamento para prohibir en el mercado de la UE los productos realizados con trabajo forzoso hayan sido limitados hasta la fecha.

Legislation is key to ensuring EU consumers and businesses do not take part in, and help prevent, the exploitation of human rights. It is therefore concerning that progress on the Forced Labour Regulation in the Council of the EU has been limited.

The Critical Raw Materials Regulation must not inadvertently or by design open the door to commercial deep-sea mining. Consistent with the precautionary principle, this new EU law should prevent the extraction, processing and import of critical raw materials exploited from the deep sea, unless the available scientific evidence establishes that deep-sea mining does not risk harming biodiversity and marine ecosystems or disrupting the oceanic carbon cycle.

Our ocean is the blue beating heart of our planet, but we are putting this irreplaceable ecosystem under extreme pressure. In this manifesto, we lay out a roadmap for the protection of the ocean, providing clear policy recommendations to save our seas and safeguard our future.

Investing in deep-sea mining should be seen as extremely high-risk given threats to biodiversity, unpredictable demand, unproven technology, the risk of litigation and reputational risk.