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Nikolas Evangelides
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My two cents on 🐟 business. All opinions my own. Officer with the @pewtrusts.org International Fisheries/Ending #IllegalFishing & Fisheries #Subsidies teams.
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Nikolas Evangelides @evangelides.bsky.social · Nov 17
Up to $35 billion worth of #seafood is stolen from #OurOcean annually. That’s 1 in 5 🐟 sold. @pewtrusts.org works with govts, enforcement authorities, tech experts, NGOs and market players to tackle #illegalfishing globally. Our comprehensive approach explained👇 www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
Interactive Video: How We Can End Illegal Fishing
Up to $23.5 billion worth of seafood is stolen from the sea each year. That’s 1 in 5 fish sold. This pillaging of the world’s oceans threatens fish stocks, undercuts law-abiding fishers, a...
www.pewtrusts.org
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Always nice to see our work picked up by the media🤩
EU #IUUFishing Coalition
marine-oceans.com/actualites/p...
Pêche illégale: des ONG relèvent des lacunes dans le contrôle des importations dans l’UE | MARINE & OCÉANS
marine-oceans.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
Our new report shows many EU Member States consistently failing to inspect 5% of direct landings by non-EU fishing vessels (a legal obligation) & a rather blasé,to put it mildly, attitude on high risk imports.
EU #IUU Coalition @ejfoundation.org @oceana.bsky.social @nature.org @pewtrusts.org @wwf.eu
ejfoundation.org Environmental Justice Foundation @ejfoundation.org · 13d
🐟 New report from the EU IUU Fishing Coalition - EU import controls are likely failing to keep illegal seafood off European plates.

Many Member States are failing to properly check and control seafood imports, though required to do so under EU law.

Read the report:
www.iuuwatch.eu/wp-content/u...
Our new research reveals that EU import controls and poor implementation of EU law may be allowing illegal fishing products to enter the EU market. We examined EU Member States' implementation of the EU Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation between 2020 and 2023 It reveals that certain countries have consistently failed to carry out even the most basic checks on seafood imports. For example, in 2022 and 2023, Italy verified just one catch certificate each year. Portugal verified a minimum of two certificates every year between 2020-2023, refusing only two shipments.
October 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
Last week I presented at the Long Distance Advisory Council the EU #IUU Coalition's joint analysis&recommendations on EU's Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements. Full report👇
www.iuuwatch.eu/2025/06/a-bl...
@ejfoundation.org @oceanaeurope.bsky.social @nature.org @peweurope.bsky.social @wwf.eu
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
Another @ec.europa.eu DG MARE mission, another round of official statements. Next month marks 8 years (!) since #Vietnam was yellow carded (warned) by the EU over failings to address #IUUfishing. Despite progress,persistent challenges remain,mainly over enforcement.
en.vietnamplus.vn/pm-urges-iuu...
PM urges IUU fishing eradication to protect Vietnam’s reputation
The fight against IUU fishing must go hand in hand with building a fisheries sector that serves the long-term interests of the nation and its people, the PM said, requiring strong resolve, decisive ac...
en.vietnamplus.vn
September 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
The charges come almost 7 years since the joint press release by the Spanish Civil Guard and #Europol was issued on #Tarantelo. #IUUfishing
timesofmalta.com/article/exfi...
Ex-fisheries head set to face money-laundering and corruption charges
Andreina Fenech Farrugia allegedly supported a Spanish illegal blue tuna trading racket
timesofmalta.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
An excellent explainer about the Pacific #tuna fisheries and its trade by @pewenvironment.bsky.social 👇
www.pew.org/en/research-...
From Ship to Shelf, the Pacific Tuna Trade Is a Complex Global Business
Every year, people catch and consume more than 5 million metric tons of tuna worldwide. But how does all of that fish get from the ocean to people’s sashimi and tuna salad sandwiches?
www.pew.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
Today marks a monumental occasion as the @wto.org Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies has entered into force!
Alas more work needs to be done to finalise the #overfishing chapter otherwise the whole agreement might be jeopardise. The clock has started ticking!
#EndOverfishing #IUUfishing
September 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
🤩Thrilled with MEP Casares ( @socialistsanddemocrats.eu ) question whether DG MARE will hold more Member States accountable for not implementing EU rules, in this case the inspection threshold. The EU #IUU Coalition has been highlighting these issues for years. www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
Parliamentary question | Failures in monitoring imports of fishery products | E-002721/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002721/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Nicolás González Casares (S&D)
www.europarl.europa.eu
July 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
Want to make an impact in EU #fisheries by working against #illegalfishing & by promoting fisheries #transparency? The friends at @oceanaeurope.bsky.social are hiring policy & communications assistants. Join the team!
Policy: europe.oceana.org/employment/p...
Comms: europe.oceana.org/employment/c...
Policy Assistant
The policy assistant will support Oceana’s campaign on illegal fishing and transparency in Europe. In close coordination with the illegal...
europe.oceana.org
July 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
RT @ec.europa.eu Fisheries & Ocean Commissioner Costas Kadis.
An indeed excellent & fruitful meeting between the EU #IUUFishing Coalition, the Commissioner & his #IUU team, reaffirming in the clearest terms EU's zero tolerance approach and their commitment to deliver domestically & internationally.👌
July 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
📢New EU #IUUFishing Coalition analysis of all active EU Sustainable #Fisheries Partnership Agreements, used to fish in foreign waters👉 #SFPAs miss the mark on #transparency, sectoral support, stakeholder engagement & level playing field.
Full text & recommendations👇
www.iuuwatch.eu/2025/06/a-bl...
June 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
This week I'm at the #ICCAT Integrated Monitoring Measures Working Group, a prep. body ahead of Nov's annual meeting.We call for:
🌊High seas boarding & inspection
🐟Expanded catch documentation (bigeye & swordfish)
⚓️Stronger port State measures
👩‍💻Better EM standards
👥 #BeneficialOwnership transparency
June 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
For the final day of #UNOC3 I highly recommend this green zone side event on @wto.org #FisheriesSubsidies Agreement and its benefits, the only side event dedicated to the topic during this 2025 UN Ocean Conference. #StopFundingOverfishing #IUUfishing @economies.iisd.org @pewenvironment.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
We have the tools to combat Flags of Convenience and fight #IUUfishing, eg EU Control Reg. Open registries allow for abuses. #BeneficialOwnership supports #IUU, we want to stop it, says Mr Andresen, @ec.europa.eu DG MARE's International Ocean Governance & Sustainable Fisheries Director. #UNOC3
June 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
🚀And we are off! #UNOC3 #IUUfishing
June 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice during the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3. Full press release: news.un.org/en/story/202...
‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass or a red mullet – it was a figure: 35 per cent. That’s the share of global fish stocks now being harvested unsustainab...
news.un.org
June 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
📢In Nice for #UNOC3 today?
Don't miss 'No Flag to Hide Behind: Holding flag States accountable in the fight against #IUUfishing', on flag State responsibility & flags of convenience.
📍Room Manta, La Baleine, Palais des Expositions (green zone),12:45-1.30pm
More info👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/eu-iuu...
June 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Reposted by Nikolas Evangelides
ejfoundation.org
Fishing vessels are often used to facilitate illegal fishing, forced, bonded and slave labour, and the trafficking of people, drugs, and wildlife.

Individuals who ultimately profit from ship activities hide behind opaque ownership structures, shell corporations, and complex financial arrangements.
“There can be no safe harbour for those who profit from crimes at sea, not in our ports, not in our markets, not in our financial systems... It's time we brought the true beneficiaries of maritime crime into the light, and Ghana stands ready to do so.” Hon. Emelia Arthur Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Republic of Ghana “We believe that reliable, accessible, and well-managed data is the most powerful tool in our arsenal. That's why Maldives is committed to ensuring that all licensed vessels are associated with its beneficial ownership information.” h.e. Ahmed Shiyam Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources Republic of Maldives “If we want to battle beneficial ownership, we have to be able to close all the loopholes. Traceability is the best of transparency.” ms. Charlina Vitcheva Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries European Commission “We have to make improvements on flag states and ownership. We need to scale up as other European Member States, but also other member states around the world, within the PSMA framework. We really want to begin the process of systematically identifying beneficial owners from each Member State of the PSMA Agreement, but also each state fishing in the world.” Mr. Éric Banel Director General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture French Republic
June 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
Learn more about flags of convenience, how they enable #IUUfishing and how to address them by joining us at #UNOC3 this Thursday at 12:45pm in “Manta” (green zone) of Palais des Expositions. Co-organised by Fondation de la mer, EU #IUU Coalition, @fishcoalition.bsky.social & @trafficintl.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
evangelides.bsky.social
Is the #IUU Action Alliance delivering on its pledges? Not so much so.🫤
With the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 underway, it's time to fact check pledges & commitments taken. Check EU #IUU Coalition's latest analysis on the Alliance's engagement with @fao.org Global Record👇
iuuwatch.eu/2025/05/new-...
June 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
🌊At the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 next week? Don't miss this official side event on 12 June on Flags of Convenience in #fisheries and how to tackle them.
Speakers incl. @ec.europa.eu/MARE, #Canada, @interpol.int, @oecd-env.bsky.social & the EU #IUUFishing Coalition.
www.linkedin.com/posts/eu-iuu...
June 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
Couldn't agree more with former @ec.europa.eu DG MARE Commissioners Ms Damanaki and Mr Sinkevicius. Implementation, implementation, implementation. We already have the tools to fight #IUUfishing and protect #OurOcean. What is needed is to fully enforce them.
Full OpEd👇
euobserver.com/green-econom...
June 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
This is truly fascinating research and a must read. EqualSea Lab of the University of Santiago de Compostela sheds light to #BeneficialOwnership of thousands of #fishing vessels, particularly those flagged to so-called flags of convenience, and the reach of Spanish and other European ownership.
oceanaeurope.bsky.social Oceana in Europe @oceanaeurope.bsky.social · May 21
New Oceana research sheds light on hidden ownership of the world’s industrial fishing fleets.

Companies in just 10 countries, including Spain and the Netherlands, control more than half of all large-scale fishing vessels.

Read more👉 europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
May 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
The #seafood industry, incl. the Seafood Ethics Action Alliance, the Sustainable Seafood Coalition and the Hong Kong Sustainable Seafood Coalition, are calling the #UK to ratify the @imohq.bsky.social Cape Town Agreement to improve #fishing vessel & crew safety.
thefishingdaily.com/uk-fishing-i...
Seafood Groups Urges UK to Ratify Cape Town Agreement - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News
Seafood groups call on UK to ratify Cape Town Agreement at UN Ocean Conference to boost fisher safety and combat illegal fishing
thefishingdaily.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
evangelides.bsky.social
🌟 @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Council adopts recommendations on eliminating govt support to #IUUfishing ( #subsidies ) calling for #fishing authorisation criteria and #IUU info sharing to include IMO numbers and info on owners, operators & beneficial ownership.
legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instrumen...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM