On Wednesday, 30 October, the European Commission decided to give Ecuador a yellow card because the country is not doing enough to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The Commission has identified shortcomings in Ecuador's ability, as a flag, port and market state, to comply with agreed standards under international law of the sea.
Ecuador is being encouraged to step up its actions to ensure that fish entering its market do not stem from IUU fishing. In particular,...