Due to illegal fishing, up to $1.6 Billion of seafood enters the markets of Europe illegally each year.
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Illegal fishing provides half of seafood in Europe
The WWF believes that as much as 50 percent of the seafood sold in Europe is the product of illegal fishing.
Investigations into Unregulated Fishing in the USA in FY 2006
In the United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration opened 750 investigations into illegal fishing activities during the 2006 fiscal year in the Northeast region alone, an increase of 108 percent from 5 years ago.
Illegal caviar seizures in the EU
The Independent reported that ” EU countries imported 591 tonnes of caviar in 2006, but seizures of illegal caviar between 2000 and 2005 totaled just 12 tonnes.”