illegal fishing


Monday, April 9, 2018
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News

The One That Got Away: Indonesia Seizes Fugitive Fishing Boat Carrying 18 Miles of Illegal Gillnets

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA, April 9 (Reuters) – Indonesia, acting on a request from Interpol, has seized a fishing boat carrying 600 illegal

April 9, 2018
Total Views: 94

Friday, February 23, 2018
global fishing map
News

Scientists Use AIS Data to Map Global Fishing Activity in Extraordinary Detail

Using satellite tracking, machine learning and common ship-tracking technology, scientists from UC Santa Barbara teamed up with colleagues at Global Fishing

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 139

Monday, February 5, 2018
thai fishing boat
Shipping News

Many in Thai Fishing Industry Fail to See Conditions as Slavery – Research

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thai fishing boat owners who trap workers on board ships and withhold wages often do not

February 5, 2018
Total Views: 90

Friday, October 6, 2017
Shipping News

Microsoft’s Paul Allen Going High-Tech in Fight Against Illegal Fishing

By Dina Bass (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, concerned about illegal fishing depleting global fish populations, will spend $40

October 6, 2017
Total Views: 52

Insurers Tighten Net on Illegal Fishing
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Insurers Tighten Net on Illegal Fishing

By Alister Doyle OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) – A coalition of insurance firms agreed on Friday to crack down on pirate fishing by banning coverage for

October 6, 2017
Total Views: 39

Monday, May 8, 2017
All at Sea: Foreign Fishing Fleets Drain West African Waters
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All at Sea: Foreign Fishing Fleets Drain West African Waters

By Kieran Guilbert and Umberto Bacchi JOAL-FADIOUTH, Senegal/ROME, May 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Jostling for space and swatting the smoke

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Seven Chinese Vessels Detained Off West Africa for Illegal Fishing
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Seven Chinese Vessels Detained Off West Africa for Illegal Fishing

By Emma Farge DAKAR, May 2 (Reuters) – Authorities in West Africa have detained eight seven Chinese vessels for fishing illegally and the boat

May 3, 2017
Total Views: 101

Thursday, November 24, 2016
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Shipping News

Can Artificial Intelligence Stop Illegal Fishing?

(TheGuardian) Facial recognition software is most commonly known as a tool to help police identify a suspected criminal by using machine learning

November 24, 2016
Total Views: 76

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Environment

China Is Hungry & Her Oceans Are Empty

  By Adam Minter (Bloomberg) On Wednesday, Indonesia celebrated its Independence Day with a bang — blowing up several

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 24

Monday, May 23, 2016
South Africa Arrests Chinese Squid Poaching Ships
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South Africa Arrests Chinese Squid Poaching Ships

CAPE TOWN, May 23 (Reuters) – South Africa’s navy has detained three Chinese ships with around 100 crew on board on suspicion of illegal squid

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 63

Sunday, March 20, 2016
Indonesia to Summon China Ambassador Over Fishing Boat Incident
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Indonesia to Summon China Ambassador Over Fishing Boat Incident

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Ben Blanchard JAKARTA/BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) – Indonesia will summon China’s ambassador over an incident

March 20, 2016
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Argentina Coast Guard Chases, Sinks Chinese Fishing Vessel
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Argentina Coast Guard Chases, Sinks Chinese Fishing Vessel

BUENOS AIRES, March 15 (Reuters) – Argentina’s coast guard has sunk a Chinese trawler that was fishing illegally within its territorial waters, the

March 16, 2016
Total Views: 125

Monday, March 14, 2016
PHOTOS: Indonesia Blows Up Notorious Poaching Vessel ‘Victory’
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PHOTOS: Indonesia Blows Up Notorious Poaching Vessel ‘Victory’

The Indonesian Navy and Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries on Monday proudly blew up the illegal fishing vessel Viking in the shallow waters just the

March 14, 2016
Total Views: 88

Tuesday, December 1, 2015
North Korean Ghost Boats
News

North Korean Ghost Boats

BY JU-MIN PARK AND KAORI KANEKO (Reuters) Fishing boats carrying decomposed corpses have washed ashore in Japan in recent weeks, leading to speculation

December 1, 2015
Total Views: 141

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
‘Renegade Trawler’ Captain and Two Crew Members Convicted in Sao Tome
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‘Renegade Trawler’ Captain and Two Crew Members Convicted in Sao Tome

  CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – A Sao Tome and Principe court won a key victory against illegal fishing by organised syndicates on Monday when it convicted

October 13, 2015
Total Views: 144

Monday, April 6, 2015
thunder sinking sea shepherd
Incidents

Sea Shepherd Believes Notorious Fish Poaching Ship Likely Scuttled Off Sao Tome

The fishing vessel Thunder, a vessel owned by Canela Shipping Ltd, has sunk today offshore Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea at position 0? 20′ N, 05?

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 86

Monday, February 2, 2015
Sea Shepherd Ship Bob Barker collides with the refueling tanker Sun Laurel February 25, 2013 in the Southern Ocean REUTERS/The Institute of Cetacean Research/Handout
Interesting

In Whale War Ceasefire, Sea Shepherd Activists Hunt a New Target

Japan is sitting out the whaling season after a setback at the International Court of Justice last

February 2, 2015
Total Views: 83

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
New Satellite System to Track ‘Pirate Fishing’
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New Satellite System to Track ‘Pirate Fishing’

A new satellite tracking system launched on Wednesday aims to crack down on the industrial-scale theft known as "pirate

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Can Technology End Pirate Fishing?
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Can Technology End Pirate Fishing?

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, also known as pirate fishing, is a massive problem across the globe. Editorial by National Geographic's

August 27, 2013
Total Views: 48