Tag: illegal fishing

  • P3.2-M of Illegally Caught Fishes and Other Endangered Species Seized in Palawan

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    May 24: A ship carrying illegally caught fish and other endangered species worth P3.2 million was seized as it headed to Manila, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday, […]

  • Pakistan Apprehends 30 Gujarat Fishermen Seizes 6 Boats

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    May 06: At least 30 Gujarat fishermen were apprehended early Monday by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) near the international maritime boundary in the Arabian Sea, a Porbandar-based National Fishworkers’ […]

  • China Scores Worst on Illegal Fishing Index

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    April 16: An index launched in February this year scores countries according to their degree of exposure to and quality of response towards illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. China received […]

  • Vietnam Fisheries Association Calls to Require China to Compensate Fishermen

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    March 18: The Vietnam Fisheries Association has asked the Chinese government to compensate fishermen for the sinking of their ships in the Paracel Sea and condemned the sinking as inhumane, […]

  • 23-Year-Old Arrested with Explosives Used for Illegal Fishing in Sri Lanka

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    March 17: A person has been arrested in Pulmudai, Sri Lanka along with a cache of explosives used in illegal fishing activities. Navy personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command […]

  • Sri Lanka to Establish a Special Raid Unit to Prevent Illegal Fishing Practices

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    March 18: Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development has decided to establish a special raid unit in order to prevent illegal fishing practices related to inland fishing, […]

  • Encouraging signs from Africa

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    Africa is acutely vulnerable to maritime crime, which has become a low risk, high reward business. Promising signs of Africa’s global leadership on maritime security BY TIMOTHY WALKER AND DENYS REVA Piracy and armed […]

  • IMO fisheries protection

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    Spain signs up to IMO agreement. Key fishing vessel safety treaty boosted with accession by Spain Spain is latest country to accede to the International Maritime Organization’s Cape Town Agreement […]

  • Cutlass Express preps

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    Naval exercises will tackle maritime crime. Mozambique, US in navy exercise to combat illegal fishing Mozambique and the US will embarked a combined military exercise code-named “Cutlass Express 2019”, which […]

  • Myanmar Coast Guard

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    Major security boost. Myanmar to establish coast guard to boost maritime safety Myanmar will soon establish a coast guard to protect its over 2000-kilometre-long coastline and territorial waters, news reports said. […]

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