Source: The Conversation Author: Sam Bateman Maritime security is a major challenge for the poorer coastal and island countries of the Indian Ocean Region. In particular those that have large zones of maritime jurisdiction. The Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest ocean. It has an area of around 73.5 million square kilometres. Unlike the Pacific […]
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource Author: Cliff White Technological advancements in satellite and cellular technology are being brought to bear in the international fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, enabling greater levels of surveillance and policing in the vast – and previously mostly lawless – open ocean.
Read MoreSource & Author: European Parliament News A delegation of the Committee on Fisheries of the European Parliament visited Bangkok over the past week in order to obtain a first-hand experience of Thailand’s achievements in fighting against Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing and in protecting migrant workers employed by the fishing fleet.
Read MoreSource & Author: Stop Illegal Fishing A new publication, Design Options for the Development of Tuna Catch Documentation Schemes, exploring the nature of catch documentation schemes (CDS) and what they can achieve in global tuna fisheries has been published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It explores the factors to […]
Read MoreSource: Business Insider UK Author: Gus Lubin The island nation of Kiribati suspected that Marshalls 203 had violated its recently created no-fishing zone, but it didn’t have sufficient proof. That’s where Global Fishing Watch came in.
Read MoreSource & Author: European Commission Today, after 5 years of negotiations, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) agreed to establish a marine protected area (MPA) in the Ross Sea Region – the first major MPA in the history of the Antarctic.
Read MoreSource & Author: Victoria Mundy* On 25th October 2016, the European Parliament passed a resolution setting out concrete proposals to improve the uniformity and quality of fisheries controls across the European Union. The resolution emphasises the need for strengthened procedures and sanctions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and identifies significant disparities in the […]
Read MoreSource: The Jakarta Post Author: Fedina S. Sundaryani Twenty-one nations bordering the Indian Ocean, comprising African, Asian and Oceanic states as part of an international organization, now have guidelines for maritime safety and security and five other priorities.
Read MoreSource & Author: WhoFishesFAR Reflagging by EU fishing vessels – the need for stricter standards
Read MoreSource: Mail & Guardian Africa Author: Timothy Walker Maritime insecurity has a disastrous impact on economic development in Africa.
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