PNG, Phillipines Pressured to Stop Illegal Fishing

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Taken from FW email newsletter

12 Jun 2014

THE European Union has warned the Philippines and Papua New Guinea that they will face an import ban if they don't curb illegal fishing.

The warning, which was welcomed by environmental groups, puts the two countries on the EU's "yellow list", which requires them to improve monitoring and control of fishing practices. Failure to do so will put them onto the "red list" of nations which are not allowed to sell fish to the 28-nation EU.

"If half of the Western Pacific's tuna is exported to the EU, we cannot ignore illegal fishing activities in this region," European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki said in a statement.

The warning follows a thorough analysis and takes into account the countries' development level, the Commission said.

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