Source & Author: The Economist Why do Chinese fishermen keep getting arrested? AS A deterrent it is wasteful, polluting and provocative. But it is also, Indonesia’s government insists, highly effective. On April 5th the country’s maritime-affairs minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, watched live feed from seven different places as 23 Malaysian and Vietnamese trawlers, seized for illegal […]
Read MoreSource: Mongabay Author: Alexandra Ossola Representatives of more than 80 nations met at UN headquarters in New York City to begin hashing out a new treaty to govern “the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity” on the international waters of the high seas.
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource.com Author: Madelyn Kearns, Associate Editor Border Force officials in Australia apprehended a pair of Vietnamese fishing vessels suspected of operating illegally in the waters off the coast of Cairns.
Read MoreSource: EcoWatch Author: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd Global’s Flagship, the Steve Irwin, is en route to the Indian Ocean to confront a killer in our oceans.
Read MoreSource & Author: House of Ocean Awareness that cooperation is key for the successful governance of wild fisheries has increased exponentially in recent decades, and European Council Regulation 1005/2008, also known as the EU IUU Regulation, has been instrumental in fostering and incentivising such cooperation.
Read MoreSource & Author: INTERPOL INTERPOL assistance helps identify criminals behind illicit activity An investigation by Spanish authorities into a network of companies and individuals linked to a fleet of illegal fishing vessels active in the Antarctic has resulted in six arrests and a further 13 people placed under investigation.
Read MoreSource: Daily Mail Author: Associated Press PANGANDARAN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Monday bombed the last major ship internationally wanted for years of illegally taking toothfish from southern waters, reiterating a strong message to would-be poachers who enter the country’s waters.
Read MoreSource & Author: Oceana Yesterday, the Spanish Civil Guard raided the offices of the company Vidal Armadores according to local press. Based on the same source, agents of Interpol and Europol may have participated in the operation which concluded with four arrests, including Antonio Vidal Suarez and his son globally known for their links with […]
Read MoreSource & Author: EJF The list is long: crimes against the environment, criminal organisation, money laundering and forgery.These are the charges that were brought against the six people arrested by the Spanish authorities last week for being part of the notorious fishing syndicate, Vidal Armadores.
Read MoreSource: Undercurrent News Author: Tom Seaman Bart Van Olphen, founder of Fish Tales, has got his company’s branded products in three top retailers without spending on advertising, he told the audience at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum, in Bergen, Norway.
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