An Australian Defence Vessel (ADV), in partnership with Maritime Border Command (MBC), intercepted four Indonesian fishing vessels operating illegally near Augustus Island in north-western Australia, following a report from a…
Spanish fishing industry federation Cepesca is pushing for definite legal action relating to the illegal import of bluefin tuna to the European Union and the handling of profits derived from…
The authorities in the south of Spain have delivered confiscated over-quota fish to food banks, as the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food handed over 1600kg of tuna and 991kg…
Australian Border Force (ABF) intercepted two foreign fishing vessels with 15 crew as part of operations targeting illegal fishing continue across Australia’s north and northwest. Maritime Border Command working with…
A shipment of 109kg of elvers about to be shipped out of the country have been intercepted at Toronto airport. The elvers seized at Toronto Pearson International Airport by officers…
Eighteen fishermen are in hot water after pleading guilty to fisheries offences at the Darwin Local Court this week. In separate incidents during April 2024 Australian authorities located, intercepted and…
The electronic surveillance system used by the Argentinian Coast Guard to monitor the activities of fishing vessels has identified a Portuguese trawler as operating illegally – and a Coast Guard…
A 24-month major case investigation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) into the halibut fishery in the Sambro area of Nova Scotia has been completed. This major investigation resulted in…
Australian Border Force (ABF) apprehended 30 illegal foreign fishermen and seized and destroyed three fishing vessels in the week leading up to Christmas as part of an ongoing operation targeting…
Co-operation between the authorities in Spain and Portugal had enabled the seizure of almost 25 tonnes of illegally caught blue shark that had been destined for the European market. The…