The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has presented the three new chartered patrol vessels which will serve as additional platforms for EU fisheries inspections in European and international waters. Following…
Operation Island Chief, a Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency-led surveillance operation covering 18.2 million square kilometres, closed successfully this week. Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director Fisheries Operations Allan…
Between August and November this year the Australian fleet returned a 98.95% compliance rate under vessel monitoring systems (VMS), according to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The entire fleet…
A two-year pilot project covers the design and implementation of the monitoring systems on two Cypriot transshipment vessels, and includes support, maintenance, and training of personnel for the management of…
Since 2017 a number of scallop dredge vessels operating in Scottish inshore waters have had operational Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) devices on board. Now, under the first phase of the…
With the ongoing revision of the EU fisheries control system, Euopean fishing industry association Europêche and the EU IUU Coalition have released a joint statement addressed to EU decision makers,…
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) provided additional operational support as requested by Cyprus as part of of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Joint Deployment Plan (JDP). The JDPs are…
New Zealand’s largest seafood company Sanford has welcomed the announcement by the Fisheries Minister of multi-party Government support for cameras on fishing vessels. Sanford’s outgoing CEO Volker Kuntzsch stated that…
As some Regional Fisheries Organisations, such as the Western and Central Pacific Commission (WCPFC), have suspended the placement of observers on purse seine vessels due to COVID-19 health concerns, disrupting…
The Solomon Islands’ Government has selected technology developed by Spanish engineering company Satlink, to better monitor and manage fishing activity on longline vessels. By adopting this electronic monitoring technology, this…