The European Commission decided on Thursday 5 January to list Cameroon as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, it said in a statement.
The Commission has given it a ‘red card’ under the EU’s IUU regulation, which came into force in 2010 and ensures that only legally caught fisheries products reach the EU market. EU Member States will now refuse the import of fisheries products from Cameroon even when accompanied by catch...