Africa/Korea – October 10, 2013
EJF documented the Korean-flagged Kum Woong 101 fishing
illegally in Sierra Leone’s Inshore Exclusion Zone (IEZ) - an area reserved by
law for local fishers using artisanal canoes - on 18 and 19 September. EJF
investigators used Satellite Automatic Identification System (S-AIS) technology
to identify the 470-tonne Kum Woong 101 fishing within one nautical mile from
Sherbro Island, where local communities are heavily reliant on fishing for
their food and income.
Africa – October 8, 2013 – The Guardian
Satellite technology suggests that a 470-ton fishing vessel
is currently transporting illegally caught fish from Sierra Leone to Busan,
South Korea's second-largest city, feeding high demand for seafood in Asia.
Indonesia – October 3, 2013 – Antara.co
The Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and
the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs signed the Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) of fishery partnership. The MoU signing was also witnessed by the
President Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the President of
People's Republic of China Xi Jinping at the Indonesia's State Palace in
Jakarta on October 2.
Canada – October 4, 2015 – CBC News
Canadian Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
inspectors have cited a dozen foreign fishing vessels for illegally harvesting
431.7 tonnes of redfish off the east coast of Newfoundland. Many of the
vessels involved have a history of illegal overfishing in waters off
Newfoundland and Labrador.
South Korea – October 7, 2013 – Global Post
The number of illegal fishing cases by Chinese boats in
South Korean waters reached over 4,600 over the past 10 years, the government
said Monday.
Indonesia – October 3, 2013 – The Japan Times
The 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
trade negotiations are now planning to only scrap fishing subsidies that
clearly cause overfishing, negotiation sources said Thursday.
South Korea – October 8, 2013 – Yonhap News Agency
South Korea is considering expressing regret to China
over a violent incident in which local coast guard officers were hurt while
cracking down on illegal Chinese fishermen, a government official said Tuesday.
American Samoa – October 7, 2013 – Radio New Zealand
International
American Samoa’s Senate has given its stamp of approval to a
new lease between the government and Starkist Samoa. The new agreement
involves a fifty percent increase in land for Starkist’s tuna canning plant in
Pago Pago.
Arabian Sea - October 6, 2013 – Canada.com
The Canadian warship HMCS Toronto, on patrol in the Arabian
sea, made a huge drug bust on Saturday when it stopped a smuggling vessel
carrying 180 kilograms of heroin, according to National Defence. A
kilogram of heroin has an approximate street value of $80,000 to $110,000,
according to the RCMP, making the intercepted heroin shipment worth hundreds of
millions in lost income for extremist groups.
Arabian Sea – October 6, 2013 – CTV News
A commander on board a Canadian warship that seized more
than 180 kilograms of heroin says the drug came from suppliers in the Middle
East and is linked to terrorist groups. HMCS Toronto Cmdr. Matthew Bowen
said the drugs were destined for recipients in Africa, and would have funded
"extremist elements." He said the drugs likely have ties to terrorist
organizations with connections to Afghanistan.
South Korea – October 9, 2013 –Global Times
The Chinese consulate general in Kwangju Tuesday requested
the South Korean side conduct a fair investigation and inform the consulate in
a timely manner for the two Chinese fishing boats suspected of illegally
fishing in South Korean waters.
Philippines – October 10, 2013 – fis.com
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is to
impose a ban on Danish seine fishing, locally called hulbot-hulbot, off the
Philippines coasts in an attempt to protect coral reefs and sea grass beds.
Sri Lanka – October 10, 2013 – Vancouver Desi
Sri Lanka’s navy rescued 70 suspected illegal migrants
Friday after a fishing boat they were travelling in was found stranded in
international waters off the country’s southern coast.
Belgium – October 8, 2013 – New York Times
A senior European Union official called on Tuesday for
vastly expanded patrols of Mediterranean waters, as horror mounted over the
deaths of hundreds of African migrants near Sicily last week.
Namibia – October 10, 2013 – New Era
Nine foreign nationals, two Angolan and seven Zambians were
arrested at Lake Liambezi on Tuesday in a joint security operation spearheaded
by the Namibian Police. The operation at Muyako some 60km east of katima
Mulilo also involved officials of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine
Resources and members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), the Ministry of
Environment and Tourism, as well as immigration officials.
Philippines – October 8, 2013 – Mindanao Development
Authority
Key players in the tuna industry call for the creation of
the Philippine Committee for the Advancement of Highly Migratory Fisheries, a
lobbying arm to promote the country’s interests in global fisheries
organizations such as the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
(WCPFC).
United Kingdom – October 7, 2013 – gcaptain.com
At a hearing today at Truro Magistrates Court in the UK,
Maersk Tankers Singapore was ordered to pay a total of £22,500 in fines and
costs after pleading guilty to a breach of UK maritime pollution legislation.
For the first time ever, satellite imagery was used as primary evidence in a
maritime pollution case brought about by the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard
Agency (MCA).
EU – October 10, 2013 – worldfishing.net
The European Parliament has voted in favour of the Protocol
to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Mauritania.
Indonesia – October 10, 2013 – Business Standard
China and APEC host Indonesia have signed an agreement to
work together on marine conservation and ocean monitoring. They have called on
other members to join in as part of the push for sustainable development, an
official said here Tuesday.
Japan – October 10, 2013 – seafoodnews.com
The Japanese government has requested the World Trade
Organization (WTO) to intervene into the case of the Korean government's import
ban on fish caught in waters near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power which had
been disabled in 2011, according to an official of Japan's Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on October 8.
Costa Rica – October 7, 2013 – nacion.com
Five fishing boats owned by a company of the recently
crowned world champion cycling on Route Masters in Italy, Robert Nunez, have
entered several times in the protected area of Cocos Island.
Thailand – October 6, 2013 – The Nation
The U.S. says Thailand's labour situation has improved since
the government has been seriously tackling the child labour issue, the Thai
Foreign Ministry website said yesterday. This improvement would help maintain
the custom privilege of "Generalised System of Preferences" between
Thailand and the US, thus benefiting Thai operators, creating jobs in Thailand
and boosting Thai exports, the ministry said.
United States – October 10, 2013 – Undercurrentnews.com
US Senator Lisa Murkowski, along with house representatives
Don Young and Doc Hastings, urged the secretary to direct NOAA to immediately
issue quotas for Alaska’s king crab fishery to ensure the fishery opens at its
scheduled date of October 15. Meanwhile, fishermen have crews waiting in
Dutch Harbor to begin the season, which represents half the yearly income for
many Bering Sea crabbers. They will not be allowed to fish if licenses do
not go out.
India – October 11, 2013 – The New India Express
The recently concluded international conference on
‘Ecosystem Conservation, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (ECOCASD
2013)’ has called for a balance between traditional and industrial fishing to
achieve sustainability of fish harvest in the era of climate change.
Pacific Islands – October 9, 2010 – Pacific Islands News
Association
Sustainable tourism will be a key driver of growth for many
island nations in the Pacific even as fears of climate change and possible aid
cuts grow, says the head of the Pacific's largest scientific and technical
organisation.
EU – October 10, 2013 – theparliament.com
Key rapporteurs on parliament's report on a comprehensive EU
fishery strategy in the Pacific region Carmen Fraga Estévez, Gesine Meissner,
Maurice Ponga and Ulrike Rodust, offer their opinions on the outcome of
parliament's plenary vote.
United States – October 8, 2013 – Star Advertiser
State conservation officers continue to monitor waters off
Oahu for large illegal fishing nets after several were confiscated in Kaneohe
Bay this summer.
Nigeria – October 7, 2013 – Nigerian Tribune
The military, in conjunction with special forces from the
UK, US, Spain and the Netherlands have begun a joint training to enhance its
capacity to combat terrorism in the county’s maritime environment.
United States – October 5, 2013 – Alaska Public Media
The state and Coast Guard are responding to a sunken vessel
in the Haines Harbor and fuel leaking from the boat is hampering the commercial
gillnet fleet that homeports in the harbor.
Philippines – October 9, 2013 – Inquirer News
A TASK force under the Provincial Environment and Natural
Resources Office (Penro) arrested 33 fishermen after they were allegedly caught
fishing in prohibited areas in the waters off Bantayan Island, northern Cebu
last Monday.
Worldwide – October 9, 2013 – CNN.com
On a stormy January night in 1992, out in the Pacific Ocean,
29,000 plastic yellow ducks, blue turtles and green frogs fell from a cargo
ship and were lost at sea. For the past 21 years, these durable plastic
bath toys have been floating around the world, passing the site where the
Titanic sank, landing in Japan, Alaska and Hawaii and even spending years
frozen in an Arctic ice pack.
United States – October 8, 2013 – Phys.org
A team of researchers in the U.S. has found that jellyfish
are extremely efficient swimmers. In their paper published in Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences, the team reports using a technique called
particle image velocimetry to measure the secondary thrust jellyfish use to
increase their energy efficiency when swimming.
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