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Over 25 years ago, illegal fishing was seen as a significant threat to international fisheries. Extraordinary efforts, such as the adoption of the UN Fish Stocks Agreement and the UN Compliance Agreement, illustrated the importance of addressing illegal fishing at the global level. The countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have a long history of addressing fisheries interests by leading global efforts. The Santiago Declaration of 1952 established a 200 nautical mile fisheries zone l...

Black Cat #4 Review: A Delightful Little Side Quest Posted on As a delightful little side quest, Felicia Hardy has accidentally inspired a would-be archrival thats just competent enough to be interesting but not on a level of a Spider-Man that would make it a whole thing. This is not immediately relevant to the long-term storyline running through Black Cat #4. Black Cat #4 Cover. Credit: Marvel Many years before, a young heiress was kidnapped and brainwashed. She got the whole Manson Family t...

America Chavez: Made In The U.S.A. #1 Review: Vulnerable America Chavez: Made In The U.S.A. #1 Review: Vulnerable Posted on 7/10 The punches pack a little less wallop as we discover America closer to her origins, making her confront the family she left behind. The portal-punching, expectation-defying multiversal Mujer Joven is back, digging into her New York roots and the family that forged her. While most fans are used to relentless swagger and tough-talking determination, the more vulnerable...

Marvel Voices: Legacy #1 Review: A True Treasure Marvel Voices: Legacy #1 Review: A True Treasure Posted on 8.5/10 The Mouse House of Ideas assembles a fantastic cast of talent to bring stories, concepts and voices to the fore that you might not have seen otherwise.  With remarkable succinctness and the mixture of levity and action that has made the Mouse House of Ideas so much money on the silver screen, Marvel Voices: Legacy #1 is an anthology of short stories by Black creators and focused...

Thor #12 Review: This Is A Mess Posted on Theres no real way to tiptoe around the truth here: this issue is stupid. Everybody involved is all skilled craftspeople who have made impressive comics work before … but this? Thor #12 is a mess, with issues of internal logic that ring false as well as visually muddy sequences that are supposed to be combat, but just look like implications. Thor #12 Cover. Credit: Marvel First of all, lets look at the meat of the matter: for most of this issue, Do...

Commanders In Crisis #5 Review: Wildly, Boldly Ambitious Commanders In Crisis #5 Review: Wildly, Boldly Ambitious Posted on 8.5/10 When the impossible gets too wild, the only thing to do is ... escalate and make things even wilder? Thats the Commanders In Crisis way! Many of us have become acquainted with the idea of "turning the volume up to eleven," whereas most things have ten increments from silence to maximum volume, and something intense goes past those limitations. Commanders In Crisis ...

Taskmaster #3 Review: On A Mission Taskmaster #3 Review: On A Mission Posted on 8/10 While Taskmaster is an unlikely choice to go undercover in South Korea, he pulls it off in a very entertaining fashion while secretly stealing something from another world class spy. The world of clandestine operations may seem an odd place for a guy in an orange, white and blue costume with a cape and a skull mask. Taskmaster #3 shows how the title character not only manages but thrives in a world of everyday...

Commanders In Crisis #4 Review: Unlike Any Other Superhero Comic Commanders In Crisis #4 Review: Unlike Any Other Superhero Comic Posted on 8.5/10 Superheroes from multiple dimensions come together to fight against the impossible, but find they are in a wholly different battle than they expected.  Wow. This innovative, heady, thoughtful issue is unlike any other superhero comic around. A team of five very specific heroes from disparate worlds makes a discovery about the work they do that shak...