Published on the 11 June 2021, this video illustrates EJF’s investigations uncovering widespread illegal and unsustainable fishing operations, all too often alongside human rights abuses, human trafficking, forced, bonded and slave labour.
Illegal fishing and modern-day slavery thrive in the shadows, avoiding scrutiny by government, industry and consumers. To stop it, global fisheries must become much more transparent.
EJF recommend ten principles that are simple, low-cost measures principles for global transparency in the fishing industry that can be implemented today by any country. The organisation asserts that the adoption of these ten basic principles would transform fisheries and secure legal, sustainable and ethical seafood.