FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 9: Issue 4July-August 2016
By Elizabeth Havice, Mike McCoy, Liam Campling1
CONTENTS
Preferential Trade Agreements
Brexit: Potential implications in the Pacific
EU and Indonesia enter Free Trade Agreement negotiations
Fisheries Management
Summary of WCPFC’s Twelfth Scientific Committee Meeting
Fisheries Development
PNA Ministerial meeting recognizes outgoing CEO, looks to the future
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 9: Issue 3May-June 2016
By Elizabeth Havice, Mike McCoy, Liam Campling[1]
CONTENTS
Special Feature
14th Infofish World Tuna Trade Conference Summary
Fisheries Management
US and Pacific Island Parties Reach New US Treaty Agreement
US combines in-zone and high seas fishing effort in interim rule
Port State Measures Agreement Enters into Force
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 9: Issue 2March-April 2016
By Elizabeth Havice, Mike McCoy, Liam Campling[1]
CONTENTS
Special Feature: Legal Actions Related to US Regulation, Management and Industry
US-Mexico tuna-dolphin debate continues
Canada protests US IUU rule
US closes a loophole of seafood produced through forced labour
Class action cases on under-filled cans multiply
Fisheries Regulation
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
Volume 9: Issue 1 January-February 2016
By Elizabeth Havice, Mike McCoy, Liam Campling[1]
CONTENTS
Special Feature
America’s Tuna Conference Overview
Preferential Trade
Lack lustre tuna tariff preferences under EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
Fisheries Regulation
Thailand awaits verdict from EU on red card for IUU fishing
Fisheries Management
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
Volume 8: Issue 6November-December 2015
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy[1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade Policy
Fisheries aspects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Fisheries subsidies negotiations fail at WTO 10th Ministerial
Fisheries Regulation
Tuna Access Arrangements
US Treaty remains fragile as vessel day price soars and skipjack prices plummet
Fisheries Management
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
Volume 8: Issue 5September-October 2015
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy[1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Regulation
EU IUU gives ‘yellow card’ to Taiwan, lifts from PNG and ‘red card’ decision on Thailand pending
US rejects purse seining petition, threat of impacts on American Samoa
American Samoa minimum wage hike pushed by mainland competitor
Fisheries Management
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 8: Issue 4 July-August 2015
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy[1]
CONTENTS
Preferential Trade
EU concludes Free-Trade Agreement with Vietnam
Fisheries Regulation
Tri Marine submits petition for purse seine exemption in US waters and high seas
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 8: Issue 2 March-April 2015
By Liam Campling and Elizabeth Havice[1]
CONTENTS
Special Feature: Report on European Tuna Conference 2015
Fisheries Regulation
Thailand issued with a ‘yellow card’ warning by EU
US releases action plan on combatting IUU and seafood fraud
Tuna Access Arrangements
No agreement, but frank discussion in US Treaty negotiations
The world’s largest traditional canned tuna markets – Europe and the USA – are maturing. Consumption levels are stabilising in the EU and are declining in the US. However, Pacific Island processors continue to depend heavily on the European market for light meat canned tuna and pre-cooked loin exports due to duty free access, as well as the US market for pre-cooked albacore loins.