Police involved after attempt to shoot down drone
Police in Iceland are following up an official complaint after a fisherman attempted to shoot down a drone used for routine fisheries surveillance. As the crew of a fishing vessel…
Operation Kurukuru underscores commitment to sustainable management
Strengthening the fight against IUU fishing to promote sustainable fisheries and enhancing maritime security across the Pacific are key outcomes of Operation Kurukuru, which has just come to a close.…
High seas mission identifies shark finning and dark vessels in North Pacific
Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Sir Wilfrid Laurier has completed this year’s mission to detect and deter IUU fishing in the North-Pacific. Operation North Pacific Guard (Op.NPG), is an annual, multi-national effort…
Peru is stepping up monitoring of fishing vessels entering its EEZ
Peru steps up EEZ monitoring
Peru’s Ministry of Production, with responsibility for fisheries, has stated that legislation passed last month significantly strengthens the control system for monitoring foreign fishing vessels. Inspections of all vessels entering…
Enhancing FSM’s electronic monitoring and fisheries surveillance
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…
FFA launches electronic vessel register and Port State Measures systems
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has launched a major upgrade and development to their monitoring and surveillance efforts, with two new systems built for vessel registrations and Port…
Joint initiative to secure the Pacific’s sustainable fisheries future
Enhancing maritime security and promoting sustainable fisheries management across the Pacific is a key outcome of Operation Rai Balang, which has just come to a close. ‘This operation exemplifies the…
Testing drone technology for fisheries monitoring
The Danish authorities have been trialling a high-tech drone over waters off the north of Jutland for the last few months to assess its capabilities for monitoring fisheries. The testing…
Successful monitoring and surveillance operation
Operation Tui Moana, a regional fisheries surveillance operation covering the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu as well as associated high seas,…
Scanning Tuvalu’s waters for illegal fishing
Nearly 60 satellite scans of Tuvalu’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) have been obtained since December 2021 as part of a pilot project under the World Bank-funded Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program (PROP).…