The Federated States of Micronesia Government (FSM) has been supplied with equipment to strengthen its capabilities in electronic monitoring and fisheries surveillance. Mathew Chigiyal, Deputy Director of National Oceanic Resources…
Staff from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have delivered a workshop on innovations in fisheries monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) technology in partnership with the Thailand Department of Fisheries…
The Joint Analytical Cell (JAC) has published a collaborative analysis that identifies a Chinese-linked squid fleet as manipulating vessel identities and locations. The JAC analysis finds that the fleet of…
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…
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…
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…
A group of conservation organisations wants to see Costa Rica’s status as a nation that repeatedly practices Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, applying pressure for the NMFS to present…
Identified after a long process by the European Commission as a ‘non-cooperating country’ Cameroon has been issued with red card, effectively closing European markets to any imports of seafood products…
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has identified individuals, companies and vessels in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for sanctions, due to human…
The Long Distance fleet (LDAC) and the Market (MAC) Advisory Councils of the EU have adopted a joint position concerning the activities of China's global distant water fleet (DWF) and…