Joint Forces target IUU fishing
Enhancing maritime security and promoting sustainable fisheries management across the Pacific is a key outcome of Operation Kurukuru, which came to a close last week. This two week comprehensive operation…
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),…
Canada and UK commit to support JAC against IUU fishing
With the commitment to support it from Canada and the UK, the Joint Analytical Cell (JAC) aims to further open up access to data, intelligence, training, and innovative AI-powered tools to…
EU fishing industry body Europêche participated in the EU-China Blue Partnership for the Oceans. Images: Europêche
Clear will to work together at EU-China forum
A clear desire to work with the European Union to tackle climate change and IUU fishing was expressed by China at the second Ocean Forum under the EU-China Blue Partnership…
Ecuador and Uruguay join forces on IUU fishing
A landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their ties and develop cooperative ways to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing on both coasts of South America has been…
China hits back at US over illegal fishing allegations
The Chinese government has told the US it needs to take a hard look at itself before identifying other nations as being engaged in IUU fishing. The massage was given…
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Report to Congress identifies key IUU nations
The NOAA Fisheries' biennial report to Congress has for the first time identified nations on the basis of illegal catches of sharks, as well as taking forced labour issues into…
New Zealand leads South Pacific fisheries patrol
Fisheries compliance officers from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, France, and the United States detected nearly 40 alleged breaches of high seas rules during a major South Pacific patrol. The Operation…
Operation Island Chief guards Pacific waters
Marking a significant achievement, Operation Island Chief, a comprehensive surveillance initiative led by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), successfully concluded its mission last week. This operation, covering an…
Partnership highlights dangers of illegal fishing
Fishery Officers from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) informed more than 180 Indonesian fishermen of the dangers of illegal fishing in the Australian Fishing Zone, in a series of…
