Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Illegal fishing depletes fish populations, destroys sensitive marine ecosystems, puts legitimate fishers at an unfair disadvantage, and jeopardises the livelihoods of some of the world's poorest people.
This illegally caught seafood could be on supermarket shelves across the EU and US.
Illegal fishing thrives in the shadows, avoiding scrutiny by government, industry and consumers. To stop it, global fisheries must become much more transparent.
EJF's ten principles for global transparency in the fishing industry are simple, low-cost measures that can be implemented today by any country. The adoption of these ten basic principles would transform fisheries and secure legal, sustainable and ethical seafood.
Eat sustainable seafood. Demand transparency.
Read our ten principles for global transparency here: ejfoundation.org/what-we-do/ocean/transparency
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is an international NGO working to defend our shared natural environment and human rights: ejfoundation.org
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Illegal fishing depletes fish populations, destroys sensitive marine ecosystems, puts legitimate fishers at an unfair disadvantage, and jeopardises the livelihoods of some of the world's poorest people.
This illegally caught seafood could be on supermarket shelves across the EU and US.
Illegal fishing thrives in the shadows, avoiding scrutiny by government, industry and consumers. To stop it, global fisheries must become much more transparent.
EJF's ten principles for global transparency in the fishing industry are simple, low-cost measures that can be implemented today by any country. The adoption of these ten basic principles would transform fisheries and secure legal, sustainable and ethical seafood.
Eat sustainable seafood. Demand transparency.
Read our ten principles for global transparency here: ejfoundation.org/what-we-do/ocean/transparency
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is an international NGO working to defend our shared natural environment and human rights: ejfoundation.org
Subscribe to EJF: youtube.com/channel/UCymOLQE4_vBQBzUKXTBfYwQ
Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/EJFoundation
Facebook: facebook.com/ejfoundation
Instagram: instagram.com/ejfoundation
