Transshipment is the transfer of goods, fish and other marine life between fishing vessels at sea or in port, and it has existed for centuries all over the world’s oceans. Sharks Pacific, however, is actively advocating for a full ban on high seas transshipment, with the aim of improving transparency and oversight as industrial fishing vessels transship in exclusive economic zones or in ports.
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Sharks Pacific is requesting proposals for a Game-Theoretic Analysis of Voting versus Consensus Decision-Making in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
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Sharks Pacific is requesting proposals for an Economic Analysis of High Seas Transshipment Impacts on Pacific Island Countries and Territories.
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While global, regional, and national level efforts have been taken to improve shark conservation, seafood traceability remains opaque, allowing shark meat to be sold under vague and sometimes misleading labels.
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