Tag: pirate fishing

  • 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 […]

  • Fighting fish pirates

    Illegal fishing a global issue. Palau is burning boats to deter illegal poaching of marine life LOUIS DORÉ The pacific nation of Palau has burnt four Vietnamese boats illegally fishing […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Overfishing, piracy, slavery all linked in Thailand

    NGO highlights serious failings. EJF: Overfishing, piracy, slavery all linked in Thailand Neil Ramsden International demand for cheap seafood is fueling trade in people, and the collapse of marine ecosystems, […]

  • Maritime Security in Africa

    Private maritime security companies can assist African states.  Maritime Security in Africa: Potential for the Private Sector? Dirk Siebels thinks that the private sector should contribute further to Africa’s maritime […]

  • Piracy crackdown boosts IUU fishing

    Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing returns to Somali waters. A Crackdown on Somali Pirates Has Made Illegal Fishing Safe Again BY JESSICA HATCHER Piracy was good to Omar Hassan. The skinny […]