Fishing activity on the high seas, beyond the jurisdiction of states, is controlled by many regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs), which manage fishing in roughly 91% of the world’s oceans. But who holds them accountable? How do they set rules? How can journalists cover these organizations’ work and increase transparency? Find out on the latest Mongabay webinar for journalists.

Joining the panel is Mongabay staff writer Malavika Vyawahare, Grantly Galland, project director of international fisheries at the Pew Charitable Trust, and Darius Campbell, executive secretary of the NEAFC, an RMFO that manages fishing activity in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.

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The experts

MALAVIKA VYAWAHARE

Malavika Vyawahare is an Africa staff reporter at Mongabay. Her previous stints include the Hindustan Times, E&E Publishing and The New York Times. She is an alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and divides her time between La Réunion and India. She is most at home on islands and believes the sea finds her wherever she goes.

GRANTLY GALLAND

Grantly Galland leads the advocacy for regional fisheries management organizations worldwide, promoting the long-term sustainability of global fish stocks and the resilience of the marine environment. He previously helped lead Pew’s work on tuna conservation in the Atlantic Ocean. Grantly is currently a technical/scientific advisor to the United States government on issues related to the management of tunas, sharks, and billfishes in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and he is a member of the project steering committee for the Common Oceans Tuna Project.

DARIUS CAMPBELL

Darius Campbell is the secretary of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission and the co-chair of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats’ Network. Previously, he served as the executive secretary for the OSPAR Commission. He has also worked for the UK’s Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs as a Deputy Director responsible for issues including IUU fisheries, developing the National Climate Change Adaptation Programme, UK policy on marine environment, and international ocean governance issues.