Operation North Pacific Guard concludes Pacific-wide patrol
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has completed its annual patrol of the North Pacific Ocean to detect and deter IUU fishing activity and monitor fishing fleets active on the high…
Poacher vessels sunk in coordinated crackdown
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is continuing disruption operations across northern waters, with five foreign fishing vessels intercepted and safely destroyed at sea since the commencement of Operation Broadstaff earlier…
Strong start to 2026 Pacific fisheries surveillance
The conclusion of Operation Rai Balang 2026 (OPRB26) has given the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and its members an energetic start to 2026 regional fisheries surveillance efforts with…
Jail time for Alaska fisherman
An Alaska commercial fisherman is facing a six-month prison sentence after being found guilty of falsifying fishing records and illegally taking a sperm whale, violating the Endangered Species Act. In…
Heavy penalties for poachers – after trying to hide
Nine Indonesian nationals have entered guilty pleas at Darwin Local Court to illegally fishing in Australian waters. In August the Australian authorities located, intercepted and apprehended an Indonesian vessel fishing…
Strengthening IUU frontline
Kiribati's efforts to protect its tuna resources have been significantly strengthened with advanced training for 26 Monitoring Control Surveillance (MCS) practitioners. Officials from the Kiribati Police Maritime Unit (PMU) and…
Over 3000kg of illegal catch seized off Australia’s North West
A coordinated air, sea and land surveillance operation to combat increased illegal foreign fishing in Australian waters took place over 12 days in September throughout the Kimberley Marine Park (KMP),…
Cartons of frozen shrimp marked with the Friend of the Sea label. Images: Sea Shepherd Global
Gambian forces arrest trawler connected to Italian operator
A boarding team from the Gambian Navy has detained a trawler found to be in breach of a stack of regulations – and to be fraudulently branding frozen products destined…
A successful prosecution by Ministry for Primary Industries resulted in a two-year sentence for a crayfish poacher. Images: MPI
Two-year stretch for crayfish poacher
A hefty prison sentence of 26 months has been handed down by a court in New Zealand to a poacher who was at the centre of an extensive crayfish poaching…
Canada leads North Pacific IUU mission
Canadian fishery officers are leading their first mission in the Indo-Pacific, a region Canada has committed to protect through the Indo-Pacific Strategy. IUU fishing poses a significant risk to salmon…
