Sentence examples for illegal overfishing from inspiring English sources

The big Western European fishing nations - Italy, France, Spain - have started to clean up their act after years of often illegal overfishing.

Stocks of bluefin caught in the Atlantic and Mediterranean plunged by 60 per cent between 1997 and 2007 due to rampant, often illegal, overfishing and lax quotas.

Stocks of bluefin caught in the Atlantic and Mediterranean fell by 60% between 1997 and 2007 due to rampant, often illegal, overfishing and lax quotas.

The Parliament also approved so-called conditionality rules: If fishermen are caught infringing CFP rules for instant using illegal gear, overfishing, or illegally discarding low-value fish they will not receive subsidies.

Conservationists say 80percentt of all catches of the fish are illegal, and overfishing could drive the species to extinction.

From the international transport union to seafarer's missions, there is widespread concern that migrant workers are being routinely exploited Last November the Irish Seal Sanctuary issued a warning, published in the industry's trade magazine, the Skipper, that illegal "black" overfishing and "modern slavery" were putting the future of the industry at risk.

The draft deal showed a softer stance on environmental issues, such as illegal timber and overfishing, compared with other recent trade negotiations like a stalled Pan-Asian pact that involved the United States and Japan.

In a place threatened by illegal fishing and overfishing, this unique stretch of reef helps promote natural biodiversity.

However, the world's oceans are threatened by global overfishing, illegal fishing and habitat destruction.

Overfishing, illegal fishing, pollution and climate change are just a handful of the many problems facing our seas which the report highlights.

In response, the Philippines produced a new fisheries code that called for stricter measures against illegal methods and commercial overfishing.