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By Gareth Johnstone and Duncan Copeland Every day, consumers around the world buy seafood believing it was legally caught and responsibly sourced. In many cases, that confidence is justified. Governments, seafood companies, certification schemes and civil society organisations have invested heavily in traceability systems designed to improve transparency and accountability across seafood supply chains. Yet, when an estimated 1 in every 5 fish is caught illegally, there is a q

How illegally caught fish enters global markets long before it reaches port On the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, TMT is pleased to launch the latest publication in our Spotlight Series. Laundering Illegally Caught Fish at Sea Illegal fishing is often viewed as a problem that begins and ends on the water. Yet one of the greatest challenges facing fisheries authorities, supply chain actors, and policymakers today is n

Across Africa’s coastal regions, fisheries authorities are confronting a shared reality. Fishing fleets are highly mobile, and vessels shift between regions, change flags, and operate across multiple jurisdictions. No single country or region can effectively respond on its own. In 2025 alone, every case reviewed by the Intelligence-led fisheries port controls programme , involved at least two African sub-regions, and sometimes partners beyond the continent. Progress through c