NOAA moves to police seas

By Traver Riggins

As part of their continuing effort to take a lead in managing global fisheries, officials with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospher

Overview: The black market in bluefin

Along the Mediterranean coast of France, in the city of Montpellier, prosecutors are quietly putting on trial an ancient French tradition —

Excerpts from this story referencing "Driss Meski":

"… plete. Asked about shortcomings in the database, ICCAT executive secretary Driss Meski said he was unaware if the data entered were incomplete or inconsistent.IC …"

Oxygen-starved “dead zones” in U.S. waters growing, report warns

By John Solomon

The number of “dead zones” in U.S. coastal waters — where oxygen is so depleted that it can harm marine life — has soared 30-fold over the l
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Part I: A Mediterranean feeding frenzy

By Kate Willson and Jean-Pierre Canet

Cobblestone walkways line the quiet canals of Sète, a French community of 40,000 nestled along the Mediterranean about 85 miles west of Mars

Excerpts from this story referencing "Al Hilal":

"… e most prominent deals, building a partnership in the early 2000s with Ras Al Hilal Marine Services — a prominent Libyan company widely reported to be contr …"

Top fisheries official says EU is investigating illegalities by Spanish companies

By Kate Willson

Top EU fishing official responds to allegations of misappropriated funds by ICIJ

Hake hoax in Spanish markets

By Mar Cabra, Marcos Garcia Rey and Kate Willson

The fish we buy is not always what the label says. Consumers are cheated in Spain and around the world.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Fisheries":

"… n’t adhering to the quotas. The Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries denied Spanish vessels are exceeding hake quotas .Law and disorderEU law r …"

"… label follow the fish from net or farm to the final vendor.The Health and Fisheries ministries are required to verify that imports are really what they appear …"

"… The latter is also taxed with inspecting fish landed at Spanish ports. The Fisheries ministry did not provide the number of inspectors, although it said more t …"

"… private industry has been doing for years. Spanish officials told him the Fisheries ministry only does sporadic DNA testing, while the industry group Anfaco h …"

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'Free-for-all' decimates fish stocks in the southern Pacific

By Mort Rosenblum and Mar Cabra

Fishing fleets have devastated stocks in the southern Pacific, once among the world’s richest waters

Excerpts from this story referencing "Fisheries":

"… f curbing the plunder.Negotiations to establish the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) began in 2006, at the initiative of Austr …"

"… abundance, he said. “We have no more jack mackerel or hake or anchoveta. Fisheries that produced a million or more tons a year have simply run out from overf …"

"… numbers are not manipulated.Richard Inurritegui, president of the National Fisheries Society, the leading industry group, downplayed the investigation’s find …"

About this project

A look at the reporting process behind ICIJ's 'Looting the Seas III' investigation

Lords of the fish

By Juan Pablo Figueroa Lasch

As fish stocks plummet, industry and government blame each other for the damage

Excerpts from this story referencing "Fisheries":

"… etition grew intense. A score of nations formed the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO), and the world’s biggest fishing vessel …"

"… for catching far too much. He told the daily El Mercurio in December, “Fisheries were administered with a short-term vision, which provoked irreparable dam …"

Methodology: Behind the numbers

A look at the reporting process behind select stories in 'Looting the Seas III'

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