Guinea-Bissau outlaws fishmeal production
Production of fishmeal and fish oil has been banned by Guinea-Bissau, with an announcement to this effect made by Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy Dr. Virgínia Pires Correia. The…
Partnership with Gabon offers vital step towards stronger port controls
In an important milestone in the fight against IUU fishing in Africa, TMT and the Government of Gabon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Libreville. Bringing together Gabon’s…
Milestone agreement on illegal fishing in West Africa
A high-level political declaration supported by Ministers from six West African countries at a key meeting in Liberia in December is seen as a key step and call to action in…
Progress on intelligence-led fisheries port controls
Six new nations have joined the Intelligence-led Fisheries Port Controls programme, established to assist African nations in implementing The Port State Measure Agreement (PSMA), a vital international treaty that aims…
TMT appoints new executive director
TMT, the not-for-profit organisation providing fisheries authorities and international organisations with fisheries intelligence, analysis, and capacity building, has appointed Dr. Gareth Johnstone as its new executive director, effective 1st July. ‘We are…
Development of intelligence-led fisheries port controls
A technical team from TMT, Stop Illegal Fishing (SIF) and Global Fishing Watch (GFW) travelled to Ghana to work with the Ghana Fisheries Commission’s Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) Division…
Intelligence reveals spoofing activity by Chinese-linked fleet
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…
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…
Enforcement training workshop in progress
The IMCS Network, in partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, is holding the 7th Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop (GFETW), which is taking place this week in Halifax, Nova Scotia.…
Insurers prevented from doing business with illegal operators
Earlier this year the Joint Hull Committee of the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) released a contract clause to exclude the provision of insurance services to vessels engaged in IUU fishing.…
