Tag: illegal fishing
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Iran fishing off Yemen
More than 40 Iranian ships violated Yemen’s territorial water for conducting illegal fishing operations off the Socotra coast, the Yemeni fisheries minister said on Monday. “The illegal fishing by these […]
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Somalia Warns Pakistan and Iran Over illegal Fishing
March 14: Somalia has sought assistance from the global anti-piracy forces to help it capture 43 boats from Pakistan and Iran that they are alleging are conducting illegal fishing operations […]
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Conservationists Aboard Two Sea Shepherd Vessels in Gulf of California Attacked In Incident Similar to Last Month
March 03: Conservationists and federal inspectors were assailed by fishermen who hurled Molotov cocktails and fishing net weights at them Tuesday as they carried out surveillance operations in a protected […]
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Conservationists Shot At By Poachers During Gulf of California Patrol
February 08, 10:00 LT: Conservationists and authorities on board a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel came under gunfire in the upper Gulf of California on Saturday while on a voyage […]
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Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Release 32 Egyptian Fishermen Detained Since December
February 04: Yemen’s Houthi rebels released 32 Egyptian fishermen who were [allegedly] caught illegally entering the country’s territorial waters in December, the Iran-aligned movement said. The move came after an […]
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How Rampant Illegal Fishing Is Destabilizing Somalia
February 06: In Somali waters, illegal fishing is a pervasive problem. It triggers clashes between foreign and domestic fishers, and destabilizes Somali life. For at least seven decades, foreign fishers […]
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Labuan Marine Police Report Successes Over Previous Year
Source: The Sun Daily / Bernama January 28: Marine police in the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan report that they have disrupted smuggling activities with a total seizure worth more […]
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Russia Seizes North Korean Vessels in Poaching Clampdown
September 27: Russia detained three North Korean vessels and more than 200 crew on Friday in the second such incident in two weeks as part of a clampdown on poaching […]
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Related to Illegal Fishing, Russia Detains Two North Korean Vessels After One Opens Fire
September 17: Russian border guards have detained two North Korean boats in Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan after one of them attacked a Russian patrol, local media […]
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Secure Fishers Report on Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean
July 09: Secure Fisheries (a One Earth Future program) has issued a report on Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: Perceived Threats, Impacts, and Solutions. OVERVIEW: This brief is based […]
