<p>Pew is working for fast ratification and implementation of the Port State Measures Agreement that is designed to deny port access to vessels that engage in illegal fishing and refuse entry of their fish into international markets.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Programme, with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, announced Feb. 26 the launch of a major global effort to stem illegal fishing and its associated crimes. This initiative, called Project SCALE, was launched at the 1st INTERPOL International Fisheries Enforcement Conference held at the INTERPOL General Secretariat in Lyon, France. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:05:22 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899454482&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing&WT.rss_a=INTERPOL Launches Global Effort to Fight Illegal Fishing&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease A statement from Karen Sack, director of international ocean conservation for the Pew Environment Group, in response to a major decision that sends a strong message to those engaged in large-scale illegal fishing. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899412511&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing&WT.rss_a=Pew Applauds Largest Ever U.S. Court Ordered Restitution in History of the Lacey Act&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease A Washington Post article about the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development quotes Susan Lieberman, director of international policy at Pew Environment Group, on the moderate progress made at the summit. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899400672&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing&WT.rss_a=Rio+20 Earth Summit Results in Nonbinding Declaration with Moderate Goals&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle A statement from Susan Lieberman, director of International Policy for the Pew Environment Group, at the close of the Rio Earth Summit (Rio + 20). Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899400664&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing&WT.rss_a=Some Progress at Rio, But No Time to Waste&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Negotiators meeting in Rio, Brazil at the Earth Summit known as Rio+20 have finalized a 49-page document which will now go to Heads of State. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:45:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899400092&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing&WT.rss_a=Pew Reacts to Rio+20 Document&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease At a bilateral meeting tomorrow in Brussels, high-ranking officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the European Commission (EC) will discuss the problem of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, including the ongoing use of illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean. <br /> Wed, 30 May 2012 14:45:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899394975&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing&WT.rss_a=Pew Urges United States and European Union to Crack Down on Illegal Use of Driftnets&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Decisions affecting the world’s largest tuna fishery, its biggest fish, and the economies of some of the smallest countries will be made when representatives of more than 25 governments gather for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission annual meeting from March 26-30. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899378137&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing&WT.rss_a=Crossroads for the World's Biggest Tuna Fishery&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>Governments at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have adopted several important provisions that will conserve threatened fish species—such as bluefin tuna and silky sharks, but failed to act on several pressing matters. ICCAT is the international body that manages tuna fisheries across a quarter of the ocean’s surface, including the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.</p> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899366687&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing&WT.rss_a=ICCAT: Progress, Yes. Success, No.&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>A story published by McClatchy Newspapers regarding the U.S.-EU agreement to combat illegal fishing on the high seas quotes Pew Environment Group Managing Director Josh Reichert.</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899363804&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing&WT.rss_a=U.S. and Europe to Fight Pirates Who Steal Fish on the High Seas&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx