A coastguard network for the Pacific is to be launched by France and South Pacific nations to counter illegal fishing.
Tag: Fishing
Re-opening Palau National Marine Sanctuary to foreign fishing mulled
Palau to allow foreign fishing within its EEZ to recover from the impact of the pandemic on its economy.
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Pacific
Pacific Island countries have established international agreements for free association with the U.S, IUU fishing.
Marshall Islands lodges IUU fishing plan with FAO
The MIMRA deposited in the FAO repository the country’s National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.
Workshop building team to address illegal fishing in PNG
A two-day workshop to address illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing within PNG waters.
Taiyo Micronesia Corporation criminally charged for unlawful removal of shark fins
The Taiyo Micronesia Corporation (TMC) has been charged with unlawful removal of shark fins.
‘Illegally harvested bech-de-mer burnt into ashes’ in the Solomon Islands
MFMR sends out a warning that they will not tolerate illegal harvesting of bech-de-mer.
Tuna fisheries would benefit from more onboard Observers, new research shows
Missing data has weakened management in the Pacific Ocean tuna longline fisheries, but electronic monitoring could help
Probe into Pacific Maritime Industrial Zone project financing
A new study in PNG to resume work on the PMIZ project to identify potential new sources of finance and investigate dubious land dealings
The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets
Eight Pacific countries created a revolutionary system that brings in $500m a year and prevents the overfishing that blights other regions