Source: Fly Rod and Reel Magazine Author: Ted Williams Pirates are stealing your fish and destroying the ecosystems that sustain them, but some of the world’s fishing nations are fighting back.
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14 Apr
2017
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13 Apr
2017
2017
World Bank, U.S., EU Call For More Aggressive Action Against Illegal Fishing And Other Crimes At Sea
Source & Author: Sierra Express Media FREETOWN – At the invitation of the Joint Operations Center (JOC) in Murray Town, officials from Sierra Leone Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) responsible for maritime affairs and fisheries today joined the World Bank Country Manager, the U.S. Ambassador, and the Charge d’Affaires of the European Union Delegation to tour […]
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12 Apr
2017
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Source & Author: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations An FAO-led push to establish internationally agreed standards that can guide the development of catch documentation schemes aimed at keeping illegally caught fish off store-shelves and consumers’ plates has taken an important step forward.
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11 Apr
2017
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Source & Author: The Montserrat Reporter Online Five French nationals are likely to face charges and appear in court later this week after they were detained following a joint patrol involving Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) and US Coast Guard.
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8 Apr
2017
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Source & Author: FIS.com The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment denied the information released by Greenpeace in relation to the joint action carried out with the Fisheries Surveillance Department of Guinea Bissau (FISCAP).
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7 Apr
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Source & Author: Netralnews.com Indonesia and the United Kingdom have agreed to strengthen cooperation to deal with illegal fishing by developing the national water surveillance satellite technology.
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6 Apr
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Source & Author: FIS.com Thai authorities intend to set a number of measures to further regulate vessels and fishery-related activities as part of a strategy to deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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3 Apr
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Source & Author: Concilium.Europa.EU The Council adopted conclusions on “International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans”.
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28 Mar
2017
2017
Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts Author: Mark Richardson International cooperation and alerts are key to netting major offenders.
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28 Mar
2017
2017
Source & Author: StopIllegalFishing.com Joint patrols by the Fisheries Surveillance Department of Guinnea Bissau, FISCAP, and Greenpeace (www.Greenpeace.org/Africa/en) have resulted in the arrest of four fishing vessels illegally operating in Guinnea Bissau’s maritime territory.
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