Tag: IUU fishing
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IMO visits MTISC-GoG
MTISC-GoG provides security alerts to shipping. Information Sharing to Fight Piracy and Illegal Fishing MO’s Chris Trelawny has visited the Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre (MTISC-GoG), located in the Regional […]
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Sierra Leone commissions five new boats
New boats will boost regional security. Sierra Leone Maritime Authority (SLMA) commissions five new boats The Sierra Leone Maritime Authority (SLMA) through the Ministry of Transportation and Aviation on Tuesday […]
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Australia, Indonesia act on IUU fishing
Coordinated maritime patrols. Australia and Indonesia combine forces to tackle illegal fishing Illegal fishing has been the focus of a combined Australian Defence Force and Indonesian Armed Forces operation, concluding in Darwin […]
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Somalia’s Forgotten Hostages
The plight of international seafarers held hostage by pirates. Somalia’s Forgotten Hostages Between 2000 and 2013, 2,919 seafarers were held hostage by Somali pirates in inhumane conditions, in some instances […]
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Indonesia forms pirate fishing task force
Illegal fishing a huge economic, environmental issue. Govt forms another anti-illegal fishing task force Tama Salim The government has stepped up its maritime law enforcement by preparing a presidential decree […]
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Illegal fishing threatens piracy resurgence
Concerns pirates could reform “coast guard”. Piracy falls in Somalia but illegal fishing threatens resurgence Once a global phenomenon raking in millions of dollars in ransom, piracy off the coast […]
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Private Company to patrol Puntland waters
Clamp down on IUU fishing. Private Company granted license to patrol Puntland waters Puntland Government in northern Somalia granted private company, Somali Security Service (SSS) a license to patrol territorial […]
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Somalia: Puntland begins 24-hour sea patrols
Fight against IUU fishing. Somalia: Puntland begins 24-hour sea patrols to counter illegal fishing Somalia’s north eastern government of Puntland has commenced twenty-hour sea petrol after dispatching well-equipped marine forces […]
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EU threatens Thailand over IUU fishing
Sanctions unless monitoring brought in. EU threatens Thailand with trade ban over illegal fishing World’s third-largest seafood exporter given six months to clean up its industry where ‘illegal fishing is […]
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Illegal fishing boat crew handed to police
Sea Sherpherd pursues pirate fishing boat. Crew of illegal fishing boat handed over to West African police MARK COLVIN: The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says the crew of an illegal […]
