by FISH-i | Aug 2, 2018 | Fish i News
While under arrest by Chinese authorities, the STS-50, a vessel IUU listed by CCAMLR for its role as a carrier vessel for toothfish poachers, fled to the Western Indian Ocean. Using false information and fake documents, the vessel sought bunkering and repairs from...
by FISH-i | Jul 19, 2018 | Fish i News
Members of the FISH-i Africa Task Force met in Mozambique on 26-28 June 2018 to discuss ongoing investigations and to develop plans to strengthen this regional cooperation to stop illegal fishing. Mozambique’s Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries,...
by FISH-i | Jun 18, 2018 | Fish i News
Experiences from the FISH-i Africa Task Force were shared at the sixth meeting of the West Africa Task Force held in Lomé, Togo on 5-7 June 2018. The investigation into the case of the GREKO 1 and GREKO 2 was outlined by Mark Ssemakula of Stop Illegal Fishing, ‘The...
by FISH-i | Jun 1, 2018 | Fish i Events
FISH-i Africa has been selected as one of 12 case studies to be featured in a new collection from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Launched at a learning event in Pretoria, South Africa in May 2018 ‘Combating Wildlife Trafficking Case...
by FISH-i | May 18, 2018 | Fish i News
Investigations and analysis undertaken by the FISH-Africa Task Force were presented at the 11th International Forum on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing at Chatham House. Sandy Davies of Stop Illegal Fishing illustrated the effectiveness of FISH-i...
by FISH-i | Apr 9, 2018 | Fish i News
The eight member countries of the FISH-i Africa Task Force have once again closed ranks and forced a known IUU fishing vessel to flee the region. STS-50 called in port in Madagascar in February 2018 where inspectors identified that it was in fact the IUU listed vessel...
by FISH-i | Mar 19, 2018 | Fish i News
FISH-i Africa participated in a stakeholder’s consultative workshop for the validation of the Framework for Institutional Collaboration on Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO), held in Gaborone, Botswana from the 7th – 9th...
by FISH-i | Mar 14, 2018 | Fish i News
A High Level Symposium on Capacity Building for Maritime Security, organised by the SafeSeas initiative, was held in Nairobi, Kenya on the 2nd March. The discussion included questions on why maritime security matters, the best means of building regional maritime...
by FISH-i | Feb 20, 2018 | Fish i News
Twenty-two crewmembers are currently being held in the Maldives awaiting repatriation to Thailand, following the detention of the Thai-owned trawlers CHOTPATTANA 51 and CHOTPATTANA 55 by authorities in the Maldives. The vessels were part of a group of Thai-owned,...
by FISH-i | Feb 16, 2018 | Fish i News
FISH-i Africa support of Operation Jodari, a partnership between Tanzanian authorities and international conservation organisation Sea Shepherd, has revealed the appalling treatment of crews aboard fishing vessels in the Western Indian Ocean. The Ocean Warrior, Sea...
