Norway rolls out global monitoring to combat illegal fishing
More than a third of the world's coastal states will now have access to satellite data and expertise provided by Norway as a tool to uncover fisheries crime. ‘This is…
Green groups have confused AIS – which can be switched off when operating in known piracy areas – with VMS, which can not be switched off. Images: Piriou
Green groups slammed for confusing AIS and VMS
The organisation representing French tuna operators has slammed Blue Marine Foundation and Bloom for failing to understand the difference between AIS and VMS – suggesting that getting wrong something so…
Danish minister takes aim at rogue beamers
In September last year Danish fisheries minister Rasmus Prehn tightened regulations relating to fishing in the Skagerrak and the North Sea – but with a large number of violations this…
Denmark cracks down on fishing offences
The Danish fisheries authorities have referred an investigation concerning a Dutch beam trawler to the police, and are seeking fines and confiscations totalling more than half a million Danish kroner.…