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Ghana: Mysterious disappearance of fishing observer on Chinese crawler in 2019 remains unsolved
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Latin America: New UN High Seas Treaty could curb Chinese vessels reportedly engaged in illegal fishing
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Fishing vessel flag and gear type are main factors indicating risks of labour abuse and illegal fishing, research finds
Understanding risks can inform efforts by government and companies to end labour abuse and illegal fishing
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Ghana: Chinese trawlers provoke concern over livelihoods and sustainability
As China’s global fishing net widens, artisanal fishermen off the coast of Ghana see their catches plummet and go to bed hungry
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Report highlights need for better environmental and social safeguards for China's aquaculture investment abroad
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Ghana: Chinese fishing investment raises concern over livelihoods and sustainability
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China's fishing operations raise alarm worldwide as concern over labour rights and commercial sustainability grows
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Sierra Leone: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing presents enforcement challenges as local fishers blame presence of Chinese trawlers
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Ghana: Minister says most industrial fleets are under Chinese-Ghanaian joint ventures as EJF report indicates 90% are Chinese-owned
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China’s distant-water fishing fleet faces allegations of illegal overfishing and abuse of Southeast Asian crews
Investigation alleges decimation of endangered marine species and mistreatment of fishermen
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The Everwidening Net: Mapping the scale, nature and corporate structures of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by the Chinese distant-water fleet
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Ecuador: Chinese fleet brings waste to shores of Galápagos Islands
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Foreign fishing vessels allegedly fishing in areas designated for artisanal fisherfolk along Kenyan coast, depriving them of livelihood
Foreign commercial fishing vessels have allegedly been fishing in shallow waters designated for artisanal fishers, depriving locals of livelihoods.
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Madagascar: Chinese fishing fleet approved for trawling but doubt remains as to possible history of illegal fishing and dubious ownership documents
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Ghana: Journalistic investigation identifies network of Chinese fishing companies operating in breach of foreign ownership law
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China's world's largest overseas fleet provokes illegal fishing and labour abuse allegations
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China & Japan: NGO uncovers human rights violations and illegal fishing on Chinese ships linked to Japanese supply chains
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Pakistan: Gwadar fishermen hold rally against grant of fishing rights to Chinese trawlers
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Indonesia: Greenpeace report reveals Chinese & Hong Kong fishing cos. are involved in forced labour towards Indonesian workers
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South America mulls regional policing efforts to curb squid overfishing by foreign vessels
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina are pledging to cooperate on policing the international squid fishing fleet at the edge of their waters.
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Chinese fishing vessels threaten the livelihood of small fishermen says Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum
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Mapping data shows Chinese vessels engage in excessive fishing around Galápagos
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China needs to be more open about its fleet and fishing business, experts say
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Ecuador: China’s illegal fishing off Ecuador’s coast grows, industry known for shocking human rights violations
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China issues new sustainability rules for its notorious fishing fleet
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Report reveals scale, impact and governance of Chinese distant-water fishing fleets
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Ghana: Construction of China-funded fishing harbour leads to demolition of buildings and concerns over local livelihoods
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Indonesia: Government condemns alleged abuse of fishermen aboard Chinese vessels after release of footage showing disposal of body bag
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China: Three companies sanctioned for illegal fishing in West Africa, Greenpeace reports