Tag «Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)»

IOTC fails to protect vulnerable Indian Ocean albacore tuna, sharks – Greenpeace

Port Louis, Mauritius, May 10, 2013 – Greenpeace International condemned on Friday the lack of action by Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) members to halt the decline of the region’s most vulnerable tuna species and for adopting inadequate measures to protect sharks. IOTC members meeting in Mauritius did agree to the introduction of precautionary fishing …

Greenpeace exposes need for greater control of Indian Ocean fishing fleets

Port Louis, Mauritius, May 3, 2013 – Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) members are failing to control fishing fleets and prevent illegal fishing and need to impose stricter controls to protect tuna stocks, Greenpeace International said on Friday. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has been documenting fishing activities in the Indian Ocean since March, observing fishing …