Source: 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.
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21 Mar
2016
2016
MCS & enforcement
21 Mar
2016
2016
Source & 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.
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18 Mar
2016
2016
Source & 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.
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14 Mar
2016
2016
Source: 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.
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8 Mar
2016
2016
Source & 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 […]
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5 Mar
2016
2016
Source & 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.
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26 Feb
2016
2016
Source & Author: Sea Shepherd Global Fisheries Minister Vows to Sink the Vessel The hunt for the last of six known toothfish poaching vessels has ended with the arrest of the Nigerian-flagged Viking in Indonesia.
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24 Feb
2016
2016
Source: The Guardian Author: Matthew Green On 2 August, a flotilla of white-hulled fishing boats assembled in Sant’Agata di Militello, a port in northern Sicily, in the late afternoon sun. As a brass band played, a holiday crowd gathered along the quay. A float bearing a statue of the Virgin Mary, crowned with a halo of […]
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17 Feb
2016
2016
Source: The New York Times Author: IAN URBINA The island nation has mounted an aggressive response to illegal fishing in their waters. How they protect themselves may help the rest of the world save all of the oceans.
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9 Feb
2016
2016
Source: Phuket Gazette Author: Isaac Stone Simonelli Authorities in Senegal have detained the internationally wanted toothfish-poaching vessel Kunlun, which slipped through the fingers of Phuket authorities after having been seized in March last year.
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