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8th Sep 10

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Enforcement

Illegal and unreported fishing (two of the three components of IUU fishing) essentially arise from a failure adequately to enforce existing national and international laws. There are, however, many factors underlying enforcement failure, including, notably, poor levels of national governance.

There are obvious problems with enforcing fisheries regulations on the high seas, including locating and apprehending the pirate ships, but solutions are available, chiefly through improved monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) systems.

MCS systems are similarly of value within exclusive economic zones, including, for example, offshore patrols and licensing schemes.


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Illegal Foreign Fishing in Australia's Northern Waters

23/02/2010

This report by the Australian Auditor-General says that the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has effectively managed and coordinated e ...

Author: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
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Letter from Oceana to the European Commission: Reference: Italy and illegal catch of marine biodiversity

09/07/2009

Letter from Oceana to European Commissioners, calling for an end to the illegal use of an Italian driftnet called ferrettara. The letter, which follow ...

Author: Oceana
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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy

14/11/2008

The European Commission's Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the proposed new Regulation. ...

Author: European Commission
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Continuing CCAMLR's Fight Against IUU Fishing for Toothfish

05/11/2008

According to this study, IUU fishing is severely undermining protection of Patagonian toothfish. WWF and TRAFFIC are calling for enhanced monitoring m ...

Author: TRAFFIC / WWF
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Proposal for a Council Regulation Establishing a Community Control System for Ensuring Compliance with the Rules of the Common Fisheries Policy

04/11/2008

This Council Regulation recasts the EU fisheries control system. According to the EC, the result would be a completely modernized system for inspectio ...

Author: European Commission
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The Progress of the Common Fisheries Policy: Volume 1

22/07/2008

This report is a mid-term review of the 2002 reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, and examines ongoing challenges facing fisheries managers. It seek ...

Author: House of Lords, UK Parliament
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Statement of Commitment by SADC Ministers Responsible for Marine Fisheries on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

04/07/2008

This is the Statement of Commitment signed by ministers from SADC coastal states at the end of a ministerial conference in Windhoek, 2-4 July 2008, to ...

Author: SADC (Southern African Development Community)
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Illegal Driftnetting in the Mediterranean

11/07/2007

This report reveals that the tourist’s taste for swordfish is wiping out the species and damaging the marine environment. Swordfish is a quintes ...

Author: Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)
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Recent Results in Combating IUU Fishing Based on the NEAFC Scheme

28/06/2007

This is a note from NEAFC on the success of the RFMO‘s Scheme of Control and Enforcement, which has resulted in around 15 IUU vessels out of 20 o ...

Author: North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
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Witnessing the Plunder 2006

08/03/2007

This report focuses on exposing the high levels of illegal fishing in waters of Guinea and explains how fish finds its way to the port of Las Palmas. ...

Author: Greenpeace
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The Netherlands: a pirate fishers‘ paradise

08/02/2007

In 2006 thousands of tonnes of illegally caught cod was landed in the Netherlands. Research by Greenpeace between January and June, 2006, has shown th ...

Author: Greenpeace
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Russian Reefer Mumrinskiy and Illegal Unreported Cod - Update January 2007

16/01/2007

In August 2006, Greenpeace alerted the Dutch Government about possible illegal unreported cod onboard the Russian reefer vessel Mumrinskiy as it arriv ...

Author: Greenpeace
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Adequacy of Indonesian Laws and Regulations to Combat IUU Fishing: An Evaluation of the New Law on Fisheries

27/04/2005

The Indonesian Government introduced a new law in 2004 (Law No. 31) to tackle IUU fishing. This paper assesses the adequacy of the new law to address ...

Author: Agoes ER, Padjadjaran University, Bandung
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Effective Export Controls for Illegally Harvested Abalone: Dsicussion Paper

01/03/2005

This paper was prepared as a result of concerns raised about the impact of the illicit market in illegally harvested abalone. The options in the pape ...

Author: Australian Government
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Understanding Non-Compliance in the Marine Environment

01/05/2004

This paper is part of the series ‘Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice‘ published by the Australian Institute of Criminology. It ...

Author: Australian Institute of Criminology (Russell Smith and Katherine Anderson)
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OECD Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities: Key Observations and Findings by the Workshop Chairs

20/04/2004

The objective of the workshop was to gather information and data on the extent of IUU fishing and identify the economic and social drivers to IUU fish ...

Author: OECD
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How International Enforcement Cooperation Deters Illegal Fishing in the North Pacific

01/01/2003

The author suggests that if nations work together and unify their enforcement efforts, IUU fishing can be deterred in many regions, and that a good ex ...

Author: US Coastguard (Commander John Davis)
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Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing: 1st Chatham House Update and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting

09/05/2006

The report of the 1st Chatham House update and stakeholder consultation meeting, held on 9 May 2006.
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31/08/2010

Greenpeace catches Danish vessels fishing illegally

Author: Fish Information & Services

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21/08/2010

Judge calls hearing ‘sad day’ for tribe

Author: Jenny Lancour, Daily Press

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19/08/2010

African coastal states organize network to tackle illegal fishing

Author: Mercopress

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18/08/2010

Addressing illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean

Author: United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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16/08/2010

Costa Rican Boat Seized for Illegal Fishing in Galapagos

Author: Latin American Tribune

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19/07/2010

Remote control boats 'used for illegal poaching'

Author: Ulster Star (Ireland)

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19/07/2010

13 illegal fishing suspects nabbed

Author: INQUIRER.net

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20/06/2010

Fishy thieves caught in net

Author: The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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18/06/2010

Spanish vessel owner rejects US illegal fishing charge

Author: fishnewseu.com

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16/06/2010

Mozambique ends up with two IUU cases: Antillas Reefer forfeited to the Government of Mozambique and Payam released after paying fine

Author: Republica de Moambique Ministrio das Pescas

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15/06/2010

Spanish trawler faces massive $7-million fine

Author: Fishupdate.com

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14/06/2010

252 foreign fishermen detained in first six months

Author: Bernama, Malaysia

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11/06/2010

NOAA protects U.S. waters from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Author: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US)

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07/06/2010

NSW Fisheries nip illegal fishing in the bud

Author: powerboat-world.com

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02/06/2010

Illegal Chinese fishermen face dual punishment

Author: JoongAng Daily, South Korea

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26/05/2010

Trespassing fishermen fined RM120mln

Author: New Straits Times, Malaysia

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25/05/2010

Joint op. to curb illegal fishing in EP

Author: Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka

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14/05/2010

Cracking down on illegal fishing

Author: Quest News, Australia

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12/05/2010

Russian trawler released – owner rejects accusations on poaching

Author: Barents Observer

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23/04/2010

South Island black market fish sales stopped in their tracks

Author: Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand

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22/04/2010

Trading standards crackdown on illegal fish selling

Author: Fishupdate.com

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21/04/2010

Brazil seizes one ton of shark fins headed for Japan

Author: New Straits Times, Malaysia

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20/04/2010

Arrests made over illegal abalone haul

Author: ABC News, Australia

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20/04/2010

Special hearing into fishing case

Author: Solomon Star, Solomon Islands

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14/04/2010

Brixham skipper first to be prosecuted by new fishing body

Author: Fishupdate.com

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12/04/2010

Somaliland: Court sentences seven Yemenis for illegal fishing

Author: Somaliland Press

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08/04/2010

Africa looks to fight piracy, illegal fishing and waste

Author: IC Publications News

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05/04/2010

Four Algerians, five Turks jailed for illegal fishing

Author: AFP

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31/03/2010

Mozambique: Fishermen arrested for hunting turtles

Author: allAfrica.com

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24/03/2010

French skipper and owner fined for illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/03/2010

Restaurant charged with serving sei whale closing

Author: myFoxLA.com, Los Angeles

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16/03/2010

Trendy restaurant apologizes for serving whale meat

Author: CNN, US

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12/03/2010

Sushi chef, restaurant charged with serving endangered whale

Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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12/03/2010

One tonne of illegal fish seized

Author: The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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12/03/2010

Black caviar marketing to be punished as drug dealing – Krainy

Author: ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia

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02/03/2010

Fishing operation is good catch

Author: PS News, Australia

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02/03/2010

Auction settles case with NOAA; admits no liability

Author: Gloucester Daily Times, Massachusetts, US

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24/02/2010

Donsol Mayor appeals to PGMA in stopping illegal trawling

Author: Vox Bikol, Philippines

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23/02/2010

Gov’t reportedly considers $3m for seized fishing boats

Author: Solomon Star, Solomon Islands

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22/02/2010

Illegal fishing: Ministry nets Rs 414,500 as fines

Author: Daily News, Sri Lanka

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22/02/2010

Billingsgate Market may get illegal fish office

Author: Fishupdate.com

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22/02/2010

Foreign fishing activity threatening Papua's marine life

Author: Antara News, Indonesia

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09/02/2010

Mackerel fraud – seventh man charged

Author: Shetland Marine News, UK

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08/02/2010

State warns fish thieves

Author: Fiji Times Online

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07/02/2010

Two Industrial vessels fined for illegal fishing

Author: My Joy Online, Ghana

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06/02/2010

Fishing blockade called for Visayas

Author: Inquirer.net. Philippines

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03/02/2010

21 Vietnamese fishermen detained for illegal fishing

Author: Bernama, Malaysia

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28/01/2010

Six men charged over illegal fishing

Author: STV News, Scotland, UK

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27/01/2010

Eight Vietnamese fishermen to serve five months' jail term

Author: Bernama, Malaysia

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26/01/2010

Italian captain fined €35,000 for illegal fishing

Author: di-ve.com

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26/01/2010

MOFA to enforce the Fisheries Act

Author: Ghana News Agency

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21/01/2010

Enforce shrimp trawling ban

Author: Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday

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21/01/2010

Review: US agency must revamp fish law enforcement

Author: The Washington Post

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21/01/2010

Ship’s captain returned for trial for illegal fishing

Author: Galway Advertiser, Ireland

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20/01/2010

CEO of seafood importer pleads guilty to importing and selling falsely labeled fish from Vietnam

Author: PR Newswire

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20/01/2010

Two Chinese men face illegal fishing charges in Samoa

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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16/01/2010

Firm challenges Minister's order

Author: The Citizen Newspaper, Tanzania

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15/01/2010

Seychelles has intercepted 3 Iranian flagged vessels using drift nets fishing illegally in its EEZ

Author: Seychelles Fishing Authority

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11/01/2010

Ministry of fisheries destroys bad fishing nets

Author: Awoko Newspaper, Sierra Leone

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11/01/2010

Russian police seize 7 tons of sturgeon

Author: RIA Novosti, Russia

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04/01/2010

Scale of paua poaching shocks

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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04/01/2010

Illegal fishing fleets face stiffer sanctions

Author: The Jakarta Post

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02/01/2010

Poachers nabbed with $10,000 haul

Author: The Standard, Victoria, Australia

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29/12/2009

Illegal fishing: two trawlers grabbed

Author: Peace FM Online, Ghana

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24/12/2009

Illegal catch cops big fines

Author: Eden Magnet, Australia

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21/12/2009

4 Taiwanese poachers settle P1.14-million fine

Author: Philstar.com, Philippines

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21/12/2009

U.S. - Sierra Leone maritime patrol team fine illegal fishing vessels

Author: US Africa Command

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18/12/2009

Simar Shipping files complaint against Russian crab importer, Global Fishing, Inc.

Author: PR Web

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16/12/2009

Illegal fish buying operation closed down

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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11/12/2009

Dutch beam skipper and owner fined more than £12,000

Author: Fishupdate.com

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11/12/2009

2 Coast Guard men rescued from Sri Lankan fishermen

Author: SIFY News, India

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11/12/2009

Officials thwart illegal fishing in Cameroon

Author: The News, Pakistan

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09/12/2009

Abalone thefts land offenders in hot water

Author: Narooma News, Australia

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09/12/2009

Operation 'Mack Attack' takes bite out of illegal fish sales

Author: TC Palm, Florida, US

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30/11/2009

Fishing on, turtles still under threat

Author: The Telegraph, Calcutta, India

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27/11/2009

Stoke pair poached $12,000 of paua

Author: The Nelson Mail, New Zealand

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21/11/2009

Lowestoft fisherman fined

Author: Lowestoft Journal, UK

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20/11/2009

Viets defy orders not to fish in no-go zone

Author: Daily Express, Malaysia

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20/11/2009

Illegal shrimp packaging case moving forward

Author: Daily Comet, Louisiana, US

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18/11/2009

Black market crayfish sale results in big fines

Author: Western Australia Today

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16/11/2009

Are lower catch limits enough to save the bluefin tuna from extinction?

Author: Scientific American

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14/11/2009

Group fined $800,000 for selling illegal tuna

Author: The Chronicle Herald, Canada

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01/11/2009

Rare B.C. abalone easy pickings for unscrupulous poachers

Author: The Vancouver Sun, Canada

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30/10/2009

Fisheries and Oceans Canada: A three year multi-country DFO investigation around threatened northern abalone concludes successfully

Author: Benzinga, Canada

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29/10/2009

EU Court of Justice has ruled against Italy for continued use of driftnets

Author: Oceana

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26/10/2009

Azerbaijani border guards neutralized illegal sturgeon fishing group on the Caspian

Author: APA, Azerbaijan

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23/10/2009

Guinea-Bissau to crack down on illegal fishing

Author: AFP

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23/10/2009

Fisher gets $170,000 in penalties for illegal fishing

Author: Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand

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21/10/2009

$15,000 fine for illegal prawn trawling

Author: Cairns.com.au, Australia

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20/10/2009

Moz fishers held in SA waters

Author: News24.com

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17/10/2009

Algerian officials, ship owners charged with illegal fishing

Author: The Daily Star, Lebanon

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12/10/2009

Annaba: 5 to 8 years in prison for illegal fishing

Author: Ennahar Online, Algeria

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12/10/2009

Japanese boat fishing illegally in Cook Islands: Greenpeace

Author: Australia Network News

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02/10/2009

DFO uncovers misreporting of crab landings, fines total $500,000

Author: Pesca2.com

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01/10/2009

Kiribati fines ship $1M for illegal fishing

Author: Saipan Tribune

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01/10/2009

Scallop skipper faces £5,000 bill for illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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28/09/2009

B’Bang fishermen decry ‘weak’ crackdown

Author: The Phnom Penh Post

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24/09/2009

Tightening the net on paua poachers

Author: The Epoch Times

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21/09/2009

Illegal fishing investigation ends; fishing vessel to return to Taiwan

Author: Pacific News Center

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19/09/2009

Call for ban on illegal fishing device

Author: Fiji Times Online

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18/09/2009

Taiwanese Poachers to pay $2.6m Dollars

Author: Awoko Newspaper, Sierra Leone

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17/09/2009

Fishing boat owner settles case for $500K

Author: Saipan Tribune

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15/09/2009

Over 18 tons of salmon confiscated in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy

Author: ITAR-TASS

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14/09/2009

Fishing leader welcomes cod scam prosecution

Author: Fishupdate.com

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13/09/2009

37 men crew of illegal fishing vessel TAWARIQ-1 receives bail terms

Author: Australia.to News

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11/09/2009

In Sierra Leone, foreign poachers return to court

Author: Awareness Times, Sierra Leone

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07/09/2009

Sierra Leone to deport illegal Taiwanese fishermen

Author: AFP

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04/09/2009

Oceana denounces a pirate fishing vessel that is illegally receiving provisions today in Spain

Author: Oceana

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04/09/2009

Taiwanese fishing vessel seized by U.S. coast guard

Author: Pacific News Center

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01/09/2009

Coast Guard seizes ship over alleged illegal fishing

Author: GuamPDN.com

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31/08/2009

Uruguay seizes two Argentine boats for illegal fishing

Author: China Daily

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28/08/2009

Update: Police raids uncover 'coral fish gang'

Author: Phuket Wan, Thailand

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28/08/2009

Phuket police bust fish poaching ring

Author: Phuket Gazette, Thailand

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27/08/2009

Sierra Leone navy intercepts illegal fishing

Author: Awareness Times, Sierra Leone

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27/08/2009

Spanish vessel detained for overfishing

Author: FIS (Fish Information & Services, UK)

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24/08/2009

Pilot project to fight poaching of fish to be launched in West Kalimantan

Author: The Jakarta Globe

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24/08/2009

Korean pirates threaten Sierra Leone fish industry

Author: Cocorioko, Sierra Leone

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21/08/2009

Mozambican Fisheries Ministry says it has sufficient funding to patrol the coast

Author: MacauHub

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21/08/2009

Some Pacific Tuna stocks are critically low

Author: ABC Radio, Australia

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20/08/2009

Mozambique: pirate fishing vessel forfeited to the state

Author: allAfrica.com

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19/08/2009

Shark fins dealier sentenced for illegally dealing in fins from protected species

Author: NOAA, US

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18/08/2009

Clamp-down on illegal fishing welcomed

Author: Times of Malta

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15/08/2009

Magufuli's Sh1.5bn fish bill

Author: The Citizen, Tanzania

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14/08/2009

Fisherman fined $50K in record undersized-lobster bust

Author: CBC News, Canada

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13/08/2009

Suffolk clam company, boat captian accused of environmental crimes

Author: Long Island Press, UK

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10/08/2009

Joint Federal and State investigation stops illegal fishing in Channel Islands sanctuary: commercial fishermen to pay $10,000 fine

Author: NOAA, US

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07/08/2009

China's fishing fleet sets challenge to US

Author: Asia Times Online

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05/08/2009

Fishy fishing practices threaten the environment

Author: IPS News Agency

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04/08/2009

French Polynesian court fines Venezuelan vessel for illegal fishing

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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28/07/2009

Rainbow Warrior prevents illegal fishing ship's escape: Italian authorities seize catch and driftnets

Author: 7th Space Interactive

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23/07/2009

Foreign illegal fishing crew out on bail

Author: The Citizen, Tanzania

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22/07/2009

Abalone black market busted: police

Author: ABC News, Australia

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16/07/2009

Fishing company given nominal fines

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/07/2009

Over $11,000 in Fines for Fishery Violations

Author: Pesca2.com

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14/07/2009

Cheap Vietnamese fish being passed off as cod

Author: Fishupdate.com

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10/07/2009

Navy stops illegal fishing, tranport of logs in Quezon province

Author: PIA Information Services, Philippines

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09/07/2009

Italian government keeps challenging EU driftnet ban

Author: Oceana

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06/07/2009

Italian admits illegal fishing after plea agreement

Author: Times of Malta

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06/07/2009

Judge demands NOAA answers: Closure publicity goes out before fish auction notified

Author: Gloucester Daily Times, US

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03/07/2009

Harsher punishments for poaching violations: minister

Author: FIS (Fish Information & Services, UK)

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01/07/2009

Court: Sicilian charged with illegal fishing in Maltese territorial waters

Author: The Malta Independent Online

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29/06/2009

Shrimp packers probed by feds - Imports mixed with domestic, they say

Author: New Orleans Metro Real-Time News

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29/06/2009

Minister urges 'zero tolerance' to combat poaching

Author: FIS (Fish Information & Services, UK)

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26/06/2009

Agents investigate shrimp packager

Author: 2theadvocate.com, US

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25/06/2009

Hammerhead shark faces extinction over hunger for shark fin soup

Author: Times Online, UK

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25/06/2009

Auditor General reports on fishing, explosives

Author: ABC News, Australia

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25/06/2009

Fish auction challenges shutdown order

Author: Boston Herald, US

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24/06/2009

Trust attacks fishing firm's 'let-off'

Author: West Morning News, UK

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23/06/2009

Illegal fishing cut down

Author: Fiji Times Online

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23/06/2009

China protests arrest of fishermen

Author: The Jakarta Post

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22/06/2009

Fishing firms warned after 'blackfish' case

Author: Fishupdate.com

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22/06/2009

Frustrated legislators join hands vs illegal fishing

Author: Business Mirror, Philippines

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21/06/2009

Trawlers held for illegal fishing

Author: The Straits Times, Singapore

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19/06/2009

Feds plan to close Gloucester fish auction for 10 days

Author: The Boston Globe, US

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17/06/2009

Fish firm ordered to pay £710,000

Author: BBC News

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12/06/2009

Shark fins dealer pleads guilty to illegally dealing in fins from protected species

Author: NOAA, US

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12/06/2009

Wholesaler pleads guilty in rockfish case

Author: Baltimore Sun, US

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11/06/2009

Boat owner pays $500K fine for illegal fishing

Author: KPUA.net, Hawaii

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10/06/2009

Indonesia ready to sink illegal fishing boats

Author: Bernama, Malaysia

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05/06/2009

Illegal fishing seen as groundfish threat

Author: Boston Herald, US

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27/05/2009

Illegal fishing down dramatically: Customs

Author: ABC News, Australia

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19/05/2009

Illegal fishing convictions 'proof surveillance works'

Author: ABC News, Australia

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11/05/2009

Navy nabs Malaysian fishing boat for poaching

Author: TMC News, US

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07/05/2009

BFAR to help Zambo Norte coastal towns control illegal fishing

Author: PIA Information Services, Philippines

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05/05/2009

Fish firm faces £4m confiscation

Author: BBC News

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30/04/2009

U.S. Navy fights to save West African fisheries

Author: World Politics Review, US

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30/04/2009

Guinea Bissau levies USD 150K fine on local vessel

Author: FIS (Fish Information & Services, UK)

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23/04/2009

Fisheries officers net over 900 paua

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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22/04/2009

European Union must act against illegal fishing in Somalia and the Indian ocean

Author: Oceana

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18/04/2009

Not enough being done to curb illegal fishing, observer says

Author: The Jakarta Post

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08/04/2009

Crack down on illegal fishing

Author: FIS (Fish Information & Services, UK)

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31/03/2009

Black market fishing ring busted

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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27/03/2009

Oceana satisfied with the arrest of three owners of illegal driftnetters in southern Italy

Author: Oceana

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25/03/2009

Around 242 persons arrested for illegal fishing

Author: Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka

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23/03/2009

Fishermen jailed over scam fine

Author: BBC News

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23/03/2009

Three foreign fishing boats nabbed for alleged poaching

Author: Antara News, Indonesia

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19/03/2009

South Sulawesi Water Police thwart illegal fishing

Author: The Jakarta Post

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18/03/2009

Tanzania, SADC join forces against illegal fishing

Author: This Day, Tanzania

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15/03/2009

Joint operation against illegal fishing commendable

Author: This Day, Tanzania

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14/03/2009

21 foreigners charged with illegal fishing

Author: The Citizen, Tanzania

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13/03/2009

Illegal fishing down 60 percent

Author: Barents Observer

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10/03/2009

37 foreigners set to face court over illegal fishing

Author: The Citizen, Tanzania

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05/03/2009

Oceana denounces Spanish owned pirate fishing vessel and asks for tough measures against IUU fishing

Author: Oceana

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05/03/2009

The European Court of Justice condemns France for using driftnets

Author: Oceana

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04/03/2009

Bantay-Dagat intensifies war against illegal fishing

Author: PIA Information Services, Philippines

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01/03/2009

Norwegian trawler arrested

Author: Barents Observer

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26/02/2009

106 Filipino fishermen detained in Indonesia

Author: Philippine Star

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20/02/2009

Turkish seiner detained for illegal fishing

Author: The Georgian Times

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20/02/2009

Indonesian fishery law needs 'urgent revision', say groups

Author: The Jakarta Post

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17/02/2009

Italy, France and Spain carry out the most infringements of fishing legislation

Author: Oceana

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11/02/2009

Tanzania: Govt to install hidden cameras to nab illegal fishing vessels

Author: The Zimbabwean

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09/02/2009

RM53m fines paid by foreign fishermen

Author: The New Straits Times, Malaysia

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07/02/2009

Russia frees Japanese seamen detained for poaching

Author: RIA Novosti, Russia

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06/02/2009

Crackdown on illegal fishing

Author: The Reporter, Belize

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05/02/2009

Orissa bans fishing near world's major sea turtles nestling grounds

Author: DailyIndia.com

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01/02/2009

Illegal fishing must be tamed

Author: Tanzania Standard

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31/01/2009

36 men arrested for illegal fishing off Paranaque

Author: GMANews.TV

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23/01/2009

Indonesian navy cracks down on environment crime

Author: ICTSD

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22/01/2009

Mozambique seeks international help to fight illegal fishing

Author: Reuters

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21/01/2009

Confiscated foreign vessels to be scuttled

Author: The Star, Malaysia

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20/01/2009

Navy nails illegal shark trawler

Author: The Jakarta Post

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19/01/2009

Navy impounds 32 foreign vessels in Papua region

Author: The Jakarta Globe

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14/01/2009

Fisheries investigates detailed boat crew

Author: Northern Territory News, Australia

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12/01/2009

Chinese crew await their trial

Author: The Jakarta Post

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08/01/2009

Shark fins allegedly found on foreign vessel

Author: The West Australian

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06/01/2009

Fisheries probe black market shark fin trade

Author: Perth Now, Australia

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31/12/2008

Illegal fishing boat seized off Darwin

Author: ABC News, Australia

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24/12/2008

Illegal Indonesian fishing boats caught off Darwin

Author: ABC News, Australia

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16/12/2008

War on pair trawling; Navy, Air Force to collaborate

Author: My Joy Online, Ghana

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15/12/2008

Fisheries cracks down on illegal lobster, abalone

Author: ABC News, Australia

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15/12/2008

Three Cambodian vessels seized for poaching in Russia's Far East

Author: RIA Novosti, Russia

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15/12/2008

Fishermen pay $500,000 penalty for illegal fishing in Tongan waters

Author: Matangi, Tonga Online

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10/12/2008

Illegal haul seized

Author: Cairns.com.au, Australia

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10/12/2008

Illegal seafood sales are now epidemic

Author: Capital City Weekly, Alaska

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09/12/2008

Sea turtle conservation measures lack teeth

Author: Kalinga Times, India

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05/12/2008

India for international cooperation on maritime security

Author: Zee News, Indian Edition

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28/11/2008

Fisheries: Commission proposes radical overhaul of control framework

Author: European Commission

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25/11/2008

NZ Orion find sparks Tonga-Taiwan fight

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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18/11/2008

Paua seizure biggest in years

Author: The Southland Times, featured on Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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15/11/2008

Illegal fishing causing N Sulawesi trilions of rupiah losses

Author: Antara News, Indonesia

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13/11/2008

Protect fishing areas, minister urges police

Author: Daily Nation, Kenya

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11/11/2008

Sierra Leone cracks down on illegal fishing

Author: Easy Bourse

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10/11/2008

Illegal fishing boat bound for scrap heap

Author: ABC News, Australia

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10/11/2008

Norway getting tough on illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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10/11/2008

CGA plans crackdown on China's illegal fishing

Author: The China Post

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08/11/2008

Pirate fleets plunder rare toothfish

Author: The Australian

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08/11/2008

Drive vs. illegal fishing in WV stepped up

Author: The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines

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05/11/2008

Conservation group urges toothfish poaching crackdown

Author: ABC News, Australia

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05/11/2008

Pirates taking heavy toll of toothfish

Author: WWF

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03/11/2008

Rising Asian shark fin demand hits stocks: report

Author: Reuters

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28/10/2008

Pressure on for plan against illegal paua poaching

Author: 3 News, New Zealand

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20/10/2008

Illegal fish exporter fined

Author: Richmond News, Canada

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09/10/2008

Geelong abalone raids

Author: Geelong Advertiser, Australia

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29/09/2008

N Korean navy fires on illegal Chinese fisherman

Author: ABC Radio, Australia

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26/09/2008

Navy has right to fire at illegal fishing boats

Author: The Australian

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26/09/2008

Coast Guard seizes Chinese vessel near Japan for illegal driftnet fishing

Author: Kodiak Daily Mirror, Alaska

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26/09/2008

Death of S Korean coastguard blamed on Chinese fishermen: report

Author: AFP

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24/09/2008

Progress in war on illegal fishing in northern waters

Author: The Australian

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17/09/2008

Chinese, Canadian, U.S., high-seas law enforcement operations continue with seizure of Chinese fishing vessel suspected of illegal drift net fishing

Author: Gillnets Kill

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16/09/2008

Police catch, detain boats - Japanese fishing vessels held here

Author: Solomon Star

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15/09/2008

FoN calls for immediate ban on pair-trawling

Author: Modern Ghana

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12/09/2008

Court throws out Indonesian illegal fishing case

Author: ABC Radio, Australia

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12/09/2008

Mexican "fishing mafia" tagged for three illegal catches

Author: Sport Fishing, US

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10/09/2008

$48,000 fine for pair trawling

Author: PeaceFMOnline, Ghana

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09/09/2008

'Serial' paua poacher jailed for three years

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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09/09/2008

Belgians fined £43,000 and forfeit gear

Author: Fishupdate.com

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09/09/2008

Two pair trawlers fined $20,000

Author: My Joy Online, Ghana

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05/09/2008

Group dismayed over rampant catch of turtles

Author: Sun Star Zamboanga, Philippines

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04/09/2008

Poachers squeezed as government gets tougher

Author: The Jakarta Post

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04/09/2008

100 Hawksbill turtles die in latest Filipino poaching incident

Author: WWF

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03/09/2008

Vehicles seized in poaching crackdown

Author: The Gisborne Herald, New Zealand

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03/09/2008

Coast Guard frees three fishermen

Author: The Peninsula, Qatar

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02/09/2008

Costal management fund in the black

Author: IOL, South Africa

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01/09/2008

Bahrain help sought to free detained fishermen

Author: Gulf Times, Qatar

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01/09/2008

13 Vietnamese detained for illegal fishing

Author: ABS-CBN News

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31/08/2008

Talisay cops up illegal fishing campaign

Author: Sun Star Bacolod, Philippines

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29/08/2008

Raids reveal black market in abalone

Author: The West Australian

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29/08/2008

FBI raids Global Fishing

Author: The Seattle Times

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28/08/2008

Illegal fish pens, cages on Manila Bay dismantled

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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27/08/2008

Merimbula officers net three men, 1300 abalone

Author: Merimbula News, Australia

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27/08/2008

Massive illegal fishing trial underway in western Sweden

Author: The Local: Sweden's News in English

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27/08/2008

Commercial crab harvester fined $7,000 for illegally harvesting Dungeness crab - license suspended for one year

Author: CNW Group, Canada

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26/08/2008

Coast Guard not afraid of Northern Fleet

Author: Barents Observer

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25/08/2008

Corro swears to solve crime, illegal fishing

Author: Cebu Daily News, Philippines

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25/08/2008

Norway arrested another Russian vessel

Author: Barents Observer

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21/08/2008

Foreign trawlers blamed for poor fish harvest

Author: Graphic Online, Ghana

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21/08/2008

Three vessels caught fishing illegally in NMI's EEZ

Author: Saipan Tribune

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21/08/2008

No control with illegal fishing

Author: The Norway Post

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20/08/2008

Iloilo Bantay Dagat apprehends illegal fishermen

Author: The News Today, Philippines

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20/08/2008

Man fined $44,850 for fish, wildlife trafficking

Author: Edmonton Journal, Canada

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20/08/2008

A suitcase full of abalone

Author: The Asian Pacific Post

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20/08/2008

Russian trawler arrested in Spitsbergen waters

Author: Barents Observer

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19/08/2008

Fish shortage affects Homowo celebration

Author: The Ghanaian Times

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17/08/2008

Frozen fish narcotics export ring busted in Montevideo port

Author: Mercopress

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16/08/2008

Atienza sets ultimatum on Manila Bay clearing

Author: Manila Standard Today, Philippines

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15/08/2008

Chief warns of legal action over fishing

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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15/08/2008

Fish sellers charged for illegal sales

Author: NWF Daily News, Florida

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14/08/2008

Fishing must be controlled: Editor's comment

Author: Daily News Online, Tanzania

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13/08/2008

Military vessels to be used to check illegal fishing

Author: Daily News Online, Tanzania

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13/08/2008

Fisheries department prevented loss of Rp489 B to illegal fishing

Author: Antara, Indonesia

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13/08/2008

Thieving by big fishing vessels ends

Author: IPP Media

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13/08/2008

Government gearing up to stem illegalities in territorial waters

Author: ModernGhana.com

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11/08/2008

Trawler's catch 'may have been poached'

Author: IOL, South Africa

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11/08/2008

Fishing communities mobilise to protect their livlihoods

Author: The Phnom Penh Post

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11/08/2008

Mozambique confiscates Namibian-flagged vessel

Author: The Namibian

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11/08/2008

Fish harvester fined for illegal possession of Northern Abalone

Author: CNW Group, Canada

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11/08/2008

Commercial lobster fisherman faces poaching charges

Author: Florida Sportsman

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10/08/2008

California scuba poachers charged

Author: CDNN Global News Network

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09/08/2008

Mia: Get tough on foreign fishers

Author: The Nation Newspaper, Barbados

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08/08/2008

Isla del Coco to get added protection

Author: Inside Costa Rica

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08/08/2008

Fisheries officers nab alleged paua poachers

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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08/08/2008

Mozambique to use seized Namibian ship to monitor coastal waters

Author: Net News Publisher

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07/08/2008

Feds charge Keys man with lobster poaching

Author: The Associated Press

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06/08/2008

Fines concern over illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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05/08/2008

Run after illegal fishers

Author: Cebu Daily News, Philippines

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04/08/2008

Wide net cast for mob poachers

Author: The Age, Australia

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03/08/2008

Gill nets decimate reef fish

Author: Honolulu Advertiser

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01/08/2008

This open access will deplete our fisheries

Author: IPP Media

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31/07/2008

23 fishermen from Navotas fish port freed in Malaysia

Author: ABS-CBN News

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31/07/2008

Four foreign ships detained for crab poaching off Sakhalin

Author: RIA Novosti

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31/07/2008

Mozambique fishing industry near collapse

Author: Guardian, UK

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31/07/2008

Fines for fishing related offences on GBR

Author: Powerboat World

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30/07/2008

Sweeping trawlers leave inshore fishermen high and dry

Author: Thanh Mien News, Vietnam

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29/07/2008

Police News: Hinatuan town cops, DA conduct operation vs illegal fishing

Author: PIA, Philippines

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29/07/2008

China Palace not involved in illegal paua case

Author: The Gisborne Herald, New Zealand

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28/07/2008

Scott Trawlers fined

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/07/2008

Spanish warship joins battle to protect Europe's tuna stocks

Author: EU Business

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27/07/2008

4 Indian fishermen held in Qatar for past three months

Author: The Times of India

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26/07/2008

Locals say poachers flourishing

Author: The Bahama Journal

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26/07/2008

Sanaa says "unacceptable" Eritrea's detention of Yemeni fishermen

Author: Sudan Tribune

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26/07/2008

Fish 'sale' at sea foiled

Author: The New Straits Times Online, Malaysia

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25/07/2008

Grand slam for fisheries enforcement

Author: Florida Sportsman

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24/07/2008

Mozambique: Namibia awaiting information on seized fishing ship

Author: allAfrica.com

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24/07/2008

Namibia pledges action against its ships for poaching

Author: The Mercury, South Africa

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24/07/2008

Five men indicted in illegal fish dealing

Author: Tallahassee.com, Florida

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24/07/2008

Chinese fishermen in Cameroon defy ban

Author: Africa News

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23/07/2008

Govt strips Paloma V of Namibian flag

Author: The Namibian

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23/07/2008

New fishing trawler commissioned

Author: Gambia News Community

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23/07/2008

Fish dumping trial underway

Author: TVNZ, New Zealand

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23/07/2008

Whats new in the EU: pooling resources to save Europe's fisheries

Author: The Jersualem Post

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22/07/2008

Shell shock: abalone poacher jailed

Author: The Sydney Morning Herald

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22/07/2008

Putin: no Russian fish export from 2009

Author: Barents Observer

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22/07/2008

Namibia awaits Mozambique's official position on seized fishing trawler

Author: Afrique en Ligne

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21/07/2008

Fisheries net 10,000 abalone in poaching crackdown

Author: ABC News Online

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21/07/2008

Namibian vessel seized

Author: The Namibian

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21/07/2008

Moz authorities seize shark-fishing ship

Author: IOL, South Africa

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21/07/2008

NYSDEC Sweep of Fulton Fish Market Nets Violations of State Law

Author: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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21/07/2008

NSW to enforce tougher illegal fishing legislation

Author: Australian Food News

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18/07/2008

Mozambique: country seizes Namibian pirate fishing ship

Author: allAfrica.com

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18/07/2008

SADC Fisheries Ministers sign landmark IUU Agreement, and Mozambique applies it immediately

Author: Mozambique New Agency

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17/07/2008

Navy Seals protect fishing ground

Author: Fiji Daily Post

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16/07/2008

Masantol fishermen seek creation of Bantay Dagat

Author: Sun Star Pampanga, Philippines

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16/07/2008

Oceana insists: the ferrettara is an illegal driftnet

Author: Oceana

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16/07/2008

Boat captain facing fines for allegedly carrying illegal tuna worth almost $2,000

Author: Palm Beach Post, Florida

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16/07/2008

Princeton seafood processor suspected of buying illegal catch

Author: Bay Area News, California

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14/07/2008

New laws get tough on illegal fishing

Author: The Daily Examiner, Australia

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14/07/2008

Local fishermen help police arrest illegal trawler

Author: MCOT/Thai News Agency, featured on ICSF Samudra News Alerts

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14/07/2008

Aceh fishermen serving jail terms in Burma

Author: The Irrawaddy

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12/07/2008

Plunderers having a ball in our oceans

Author: IOL, South Africa

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09/07/2008

Namibian trawler netted in Pacific for illegal fishing

Author: The Namibian

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09/07/2008

Namibian registered fishing vessel faces ban

Author: IOL, South Africa

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08/07/2008

Fines toughened for illegal fishing

Author: ABC News Online

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08/07/2008

Antarctic fishing pirates identified

Author: The New Zealand Herald

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08/07/2008

Criminal raps filed vs four Vietnamese poachers

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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08/07/2008

Fishermen prosecution wasteful and unfair: lawyer

Author: ABC News Online

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08/07/2008

Namibia: region battles with 'cancer' of fishing

Author: allAfrica.com

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07/07/2008

Govt revokes fishing licences for 69 boats

Author: The Citizen, Tanzania

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07/07/2008

Cape Town men in 'huge poaching racket'

Author: IOL, South Africa

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07/07/2008

4 Vietnamese caught allegedly poaching in Palawan waters

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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05/07/2008

Sri Lanka warns its fishermen against poaching in Indian waters

Author: Colombo Page, Sri Lanka

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03/07/2008

Azerbaijani poachers detained in Kazakhstan

Author: Today, Azerbaijan

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03/07/2008

Iran detains Saudi fishing boats near nuclear plant

Author: AFP

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01/07/2008

Rodrigues sea cucumber plunder

Author: Mataba News Network

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24/06/2008

Fisherman's illegal nets prove costly

Author: ABC News Online

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24/06/2008

EU agree key illegal fishing strategy

Author: Fishupdate.com

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24/06/2008

EU to fine, blacklist illegal fishing operators

Author: Reuters Africa

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24/06/2008

WWF applauds passage of legislation to curb illegal fishing

Author: WWF

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24/06/2008

More funding needed to fight illegal fishing - UN agency

Author: UN News Centre

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23/06/2008

France in EU row over tuna catch

Author: BBC News

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20/06/2008

Illegal fishing activity detected, charges laid

Author: PowerboatWorld.com, Australia

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19/06/2008

Oceana documents Italian tuna purse seiners carrying out fishing activities after the closure of the fishery

Author: Oceana

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19/06/2008

Whale collision leads to illegal fishing charges

Author: Winnipeg Sun, Canada

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19/06/2008

Oceana condems fishing vessels, who "ignore" fishery closure

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/06/2008

Russians detain two boats for illegal fishing activities

Author: International Animal Rescue Global News

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19/06/2008

Surigao Norte gov mulls creation of special task force to safeguard environment

Author: Philippines Information Agency (PIA)

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18/06/2008

Oceana calls for "immediate" halt to fuel subsidies for "lose-lose" fisheries

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/06/2008

French vessel charged with illegal fishing in Malta, as net of investigation closes in on fishy tuna trade

Author: Malta Today

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14/06/2008

Man extradited to Vic over illegal abalone haul

Author: ABC News Online

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14/06/2008

Two French men granted bail on illegal fishing

Author: Malta Media

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13/06/2008

DEC arrests seafood wholesalers: owners of NK Seafood Group to face felony charges

Author: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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13/06/2008

Nine perlemoen poachers jailed on various charges

Author: The Herald, South Africa

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11/06/2008

Irish federation wants answers and action

Author: Fishupdate.com

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11/06/2008

Illegal fishing reported in protected areas

Author: Love FM, Belize

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10/06/2008

Nine more in court over paua bust

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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10/06/2008

Fishers warned over snapper poaching

Author: The Sydney Morning Herald

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09/06/2008

Vietnam releases Thai fishing boats caught in illegal waters

Author: Monsters & Critics

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06/06/2008

Illegal Guyanese fishermen to be prosecuted in Suriname

Author: Caribbean Net News

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06/06/2008

SNP President welcomes illegal fishing move

Author: Fishupdate.com

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05/06/2008

Praise for MEP stance on illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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05/06/2008

Trial for Santa Mafalda captain to proceed

Author: CBC News, Canada

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05/06/2008

Shark fin shipment inspected; illegal?

Author: KGMB9.com, Hawaii

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04/06/2008

24 Indian fishermen brought back to country

Author: The Hindu, India

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04/06/2008

Wellington coasts prone to paua poaching

Author: The Dominion Post, New Zealand

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03/06/2008

Nineteen illegal Guyanese fishermen arrested in Suriname waters

Author: Caribbean Net News

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03/06/2008

Cops seize chemicals used for making explosives

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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02/06/2008

Philippine court sentences 10 Vietnamese poachers to prison

Author: AHN, US

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02/06/2008

Court rules Indonesian fishermen were out of bounds

Author: ABC News Online

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01/06/2008

Sturgeon poachers defy Caspian Sea patrols

Author: Business Report, South Africa

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01/06/2008

Fisheries director queries fishy Azzopardi flags

Author: Malta Today

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30/05/2008

FWC says men used illegal netting

Author: Bradenton Herald, Florida

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30/05/2008

Tuna fishing ban for South Pacific zones

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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30/05/2008

Community system against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Author: European Parliament

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29/05/2008

Caviar surges to record as Russia stalks snatchers of sturgeon

Author: Bloomberg

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29/05/2008

Wairarapa paua included in blackmarket crackdown

Author: Wairarapa Times Age, New Zealand

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28/05/2008

More early-morning paua poaching raids

Author: The Dominion Post, New Zealand

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28/05/2008

Paua industry applauds the capture of crime ring

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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27/05/2008

Fishery officers smash major paua poaching ring

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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27/05/2008

Five people face charges after huge haul of illegal lobsters seized off N.S.

Author: The Canadian Press

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27/05/2008

Govt committed to stamping out fish thieves

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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27/05/2008

Council supports Govt on approach to paua thieves

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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26/05/2008

Report examines how industry can turn the tide on sustainable fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/05/2008

Illegal fishermen briefed on fishing boundaries

Author: ABC News Online

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26/05/2008

HMCS Ottawa helps nab illegal fishers

Author: Lookout Newspaper, Joint Task Force (Pacific)

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25/05/2008

Two Azzopardi fishing boats charged in Libya

Author: Malta Today

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25/05/2008

Australia deports 50 Indonesian fishermen

Author: Antara, Indonesia

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23/05/2008

Illegal fishing: 24 Filipinos fined

Author: Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia

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23/05/2008

Foreigners detained in Russia over poaching allegations

Author: International Animal Rescue Global News

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21/05/2008

Poland bans its fisherman from catching cod

Author: Fishupdate.com

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20/05/2008

Stiff penalty to deter foreign fishermen

Author: Bernama, Malaysia

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16/05/2008

Government won't back down on illegal fishers

Author: ABC Rural

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15/05/2008

Compensation after fishing bungle

Author: The Australian

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15/05/2008

Syndicates, firearms and cash: Abalone poaching out of control on Far South Coast

Author: Magnet, Australia

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15/05/2008

24 Filipinos arrested in Sabah for illegal fishing

Author: Global Nation, Philippines

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12/05/2008

Indonesian consul: detained fisherman may be wrongly accused

Author: ABC News Online

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11/05/2008

Govt needs legal umbrella for confiscated foreign vessels

Author: Antara, Indonesia

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10/05/2008

Two detained Taiwanese fishing boats to be moved to Jakarta

Author: Antara, Indonesia

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08/05/2008

Illegal lobster catch seized

Author: The Fish Site

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06/05/2008

Tui Macuata warns against illegal fishing

Author: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd

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06/05/2008

Paua poacher up in arms at fishing ban

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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06/05/2008

Raise the issue of IUU fishing with the United Nations says Stevens

Author: SIT News, Alaska

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04/05/2008

Bill would close loophole on shark finning

Author: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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04/05/2008

Poaching threatens Andaman's marine wealth

Author: NDTV.com, India

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04/05/2008

Two poaching vessels detained in Russia's Far East

Author: Novosti, Russia

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04/05/2008

Indonesian govt to shoot fish poachers

Author: The Jakarta Post

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04/05/2008

Villagers arrest illegal fishing vessels

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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03/05/2008

45 Sri Lankan fishermen arrested in Indian waters

Author: The Hindu, India

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03/05/2008

Alert over illegal shrimping

Author: Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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02/05/2008

NZ: Fishing company fined for misreporting catch

Author: Fishupdate.com

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29/04/2008

Seafish headquarters in landings probe

Author: Fishupdate.com

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28/04/2008

Two arrested for illegal fishing

Author: Marianas Variety

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27/04/2008

Minister asks police to dismantle illegal fishing networks

Author: Antara, Indonesia

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25/04/2008

Fixed penalties instead of court for fishermen and owners

Author: Fishupdate.com

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25/04/2008

CDC GM wants Chinese trawlers checked

Author: The Post Online, Cameroon

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24/04/2008

Senator Stevens introduces legislation to combat IUU fishing

Author: US Senator Ted Stevens for Alaska

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23/04/2008

Fishermen angry over illegal catch report

Author: RTE News, Ireland

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23/04/2008

South Korean ship seized in Japan for illegal fishing

Author: Trading Markets

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23/04/2008

14 boats held for alleged breaches

Author: The Irish Times

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22/04/2008

US to end controversial shark 'finning'

Author: New Scientist

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21/04/2008

Marine reserve preservation continues

Author: The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines

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20/04/2008

Iran nabs 12 illegal fishing boats

Author: Press TV, Iran

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18/04/2008

Pakistan decides to get tough with Gujarats fishermen

Author: Express India

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16/04/2008

Philippines to charge Vietnamese fishermen

Author: ABC Radio Australia

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15/04/2008

Irish minister calls for strong action on illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/04/2008

EU cuts Poland cod quota after overfishing in 2007

Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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15/04/2008

Turkish poachers pay penalty, expelled from Ukrainian economic zone

Author: Government Portal, Ukraine

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14/04/2008

US Navy helps West Africans tackle illegal fishing, migration

Author: Voice of America

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13/04/2008

7 Thai fishermen nabbed for illegal fishing

Author: The New Straits Times, Malaysia

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10/04/2008

Navy nets biggest illegal fishing haul

Author: The Australian

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10/04/2008

Interest in buying ship seized for illegal fishing

Author: ABC Rural

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10/04/2008

Gulf fishing group wants more govt action on illegal boats

Author: ABC News Online

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10/04/2008

Steel vessel flags bigger poaching fleet in North

Author: The West Australian

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10/04/2008

Seven foreign ships under detention in the UK during March

Author: Pesca2.com

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09/04/2008

Govt detains illegal Indonesian fishing boat

Author: ABC News Online

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07/04/2008

Illegal fisho fined $120,000 in Darwin

Author: Northern Territory News, Australia

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07/04/2008

Eritrea releases 33 Yemeni fishermen

Author: Saba Net, Yemen

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06/04/2008

Ministers Hearn and Mackay recognize Canadian forces for fisheries enforcement

Author: Marketwire, Canada

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05/04/2008

Yemeni court fines Egyptian captains $150,000

Author: Yemen Observer

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04/04/2008

Russian coast guard caught pirate trawler

Author: Barents Observer

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01/04/2008

Kalmunai tense after paramilitary firing, Muslim fishermen observe Hartal

Author: TamilNet

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31/03/2008

Yemen seizes Egyptian fishing boat

Author: Saba Net, Yemen

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29/03/2008

5-year ban on sturgeon fishing proposed

Author: Chicago Tribune

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28/03/2008

Destroying illegal fishing boats working, court hears

Author: ABC News Online

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28/03/2008

Fisherfolk to gov't: help us against commercial fishers

Author: Minda News, Philippines

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27/03/2008

Law enforcers colluding with illegal fishers: locals

Author: Sun Star Davao, Philippines

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27/03/2008

Russia calls for sturgeon fishing ban in Caspian

Author: AFP

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27/03/2008

GFA and IFA plead Yousuf Gillani for release of fishermen

Author: NewIndPress.com, India

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26/03/2008

$50k rent for illegal fishing boat

Author: ABC News Online

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26/03/2008

New fishing body wants compliance culture

Author: RTE News, Ireland

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25/03/2008

Skippers of small boats fear ruin as EU quota limits bite

Author: The Guardian, UK

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24/03/2008

Registration of motorized bancas starts

Author: Sun Star Zamboanga, Philippines

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19/03/2008

Comval guv appeals for PCG help v. illegal fishing

Author: Sun Star Davao, Philippines

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18/03/2008

Three charged with illegal whale fishing near Ulsan

Author: JoongAng Daily, South Korea

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18/03/2008

Crackdown drives up price of whale meat

Author: The Chosun Ilbo, South Korea

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18/03/2008

Overfishing in the Barents Sea "reduced by 50%"

Author: Fishupdate.com

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18/03/2008

Fish harvester receives hefty fine and forfeits vessel for violations

Author: CNW Group, Canada

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17/03/2008

France forced to stop illegal drift net fishing

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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17/03/2008

ComVal's illegal fishers are from Davao City

Author: Sun Star Davao, Philippines

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17/03/2008

Two vessels flying Cambodian flags detained at Russia F East coast

Author: ITAR-TASS, Russia

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17/03/2008

23 Indian fishermen arrested in Pakistan

Author: Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran

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17/03/2008

First arrests in S Korea whale poaching case

Author: AFP

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14/03/2008

Cops file raps vs 15 commercial fishers

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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13/03/2008

Moves for uniform seafood poaching penalties

Author: ABC Rural

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12/03/2008

Illinois corporation pleads guilty to illegally dealing in falsely labeled fish from Vietnam

Author: NOAA, US

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11/03/2008

Five arrested on abalone charges near Bermagui

Author: Bega District News, Australia

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10/03/2008

71 fishermen caught

Author: Torres News, Australia

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10/03/2008

Fisheries Dept leads joint operation in Mukim Liang

Author: Brunei Direct

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10/03/2008

International tuna smuggling operation results in conviction

Author: NOAA, US

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09/03/2008

Dhow captain jailed for illegal shrimping

Author: Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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09/03/2008

Karunanidhi wanted Indian PM to curb Sri Lankan navy arresting poaching fishermen in Sri Lankan waters

Author: Asian Tribune

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07/03/2008

Police impound fishing boat, arrest crew

Author: Sun Star Zamboanga, Philippines

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06/03/2008

Vague decree gives poachers leeway to plunder sea

Author: The Jakarta Post

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06/03/2008

Court imposes $2,000 bail on 2 arrested for illegal fishing

Author: Marianas Variety

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06/03/2008

Protests over minor poaching sentences

Author: The Times, South Africa

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06/03/2008

Fishermen cleared of poaching

Author: Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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05/03/2008

2 arrested for illegal fishing at Grotto

Author: Marianas Variety

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05/03/2008

Illegal fishing boat at Hobart dock to be sold

Author: ABC News Online

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05/03/2008

Three Indian boats and 14 fishermen seized in Pakistani waters

Author: The Earth Times

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04/03/2008

Black and burning: caviar issue

Author: Russia Info Centre

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03/03/2008

Illegal fishing returns to Tayabas Bay

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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29/02/2008

RP fishing vessel seized in Palau

Author: Sun Star Davao, Philippines

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29/02/2008

Pakistan's MSA arrests 24 Indian fishermen

Author: Pakistan Times

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28/02/2008

Sri Lankan fishermen held

Author: The Hindu, India

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27/02/2008

Case of Portuguese fisherman charged with illegal fishing suspended

Author: The Canadian Press

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27/02/2008

When catch of day smells fishy

Author: Cape Cod Times

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27/02/2008

Australia sends home PNG illegal fishing crews

Author: ABC Radio Australia

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27/02/2008

Marine police seize illegal Philippines fishing boat

Author: Pacific Magazine

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26/02/2008

WWF: Indonesian government moves to regulate turtle trade

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/02/2008

Australia. Customs and Navy stop trepang poachers boats in Torres Strait

Author: BYM Marine and Maritime News

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26/02/2008

The Stop Illegal Fishing photo competition

Author: Stop Illegal Fishing

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25/02/2008

Liberia: Government arrest illegal fishing ship

Author: allAfrica.com

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25/02/2008

Fiery end for illegal indonesian boat

Author: Torres News, Australia

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25/02/2008

Vietnamese fishermen held in Malaysia, Indonesia

Author: Thanh Mien News, Vietnam

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23/02/2008

££1m bill for illegal fishing

Author: Grantham Journal, UK

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22/02/2008

Illegal fishing

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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22/02/2008

Vessels confiscated and licences cancelled for illegal high seas driftnet use in North Pacific Ocean

Author: Marketwire, Canada

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21/02/2008

Twelve Vietnamese on trial for illegal fishing

Author: Antara, Indonesia

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19/02/2008

Poachers made to pay for fish loss

Author: The Age, Australia

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19/02/2008

Long liners caught in FSM law enforcement net

Author: Small Town Papers News Service

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19/02/2008

Borg: Control weakness threatens CFP

Author: Fishupdate.com

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18/02/2008

Canada. Fisheries and Oceans Canada releases convictions under the Fisheries Act

Author: BYM Marine Environment News

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18/02/2008

Canada: Harsh penalties levied for overfishing in NAFO area

Author: Pesca2.com

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18/02/2008

Tema fishermen threaten demo

Author: Ghanaian Chronicle

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18/02/2008

Crackdown on illegal fishing continues

Author: ABC South West

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17/02/2008

Netters use old ploy to escape boat seizure

Author: Tampa Bay Online, Florida

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17/02/2008

DoC campaign targets marine reserve plunderers

Author: TV3, New Zealand

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16/02/2008

Sixty crewmen nabbed for illegal fishing

Author: ABS-CBN News

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15/02/2008

Canada continues effective fight against over-fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/02/2008

Five arrested for poaching paua; three deported

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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14/02/2008

MEP: EC launches action against Spain

Author: Fishupdate.com

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14/02/2008

Illegal fishing net bust nets two men

Author: Bay News 9, Florida

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13/02/2008

Yet more abalone seized

Author: Narooma News, Australia

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12/02/2008

Belgian owner fined maximum after beamer tries to flee

Author: Fishupdate.com

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08/02/2008

Pak arrests 11 Indian fishermen

Author: The Times of India

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08/02/2008

Illegal fish catch seized from vessel named 'Poacher'

Author: WITN, US

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08/02/2008

Abalone theft rife on the coast

Author: Bay Post, Australia

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07/02/2008

Police, BFAR seize 7 boats for illegal fishing

Author: Sun Star Zamboanga, Philippines

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06/02/2008

War on illegal fishing: A reality check

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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05/02/2008

Hearing for impounded Taiwanese fishing vessel to begin next month

Author: Marianas Variety

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05/02/2008

Illegal abalone thought to have come from south coast

Author: ABC News Online

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05/02/2008

Arrested Indian fishermen sent to jail in Pakistan

Author: Udayavani, Karnataka, India

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05/02/2008

Indian fishing trawlers in Northern Seas; SL Navy seeks Indian assistance

Author: Asian Tribune

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05/02/2008

Oceana: The end of pirate fishing vessel Viarsa 1

Author: Fishupdate.com

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05/02/2008

Fisheries bust $25k illegal abalone

Author: ABC News Online

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04/02/2008

Six boats detained over fish landings

Author: The Irish Times

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02/02/2008

Schooner under the flag of Belize was towed to Nakhodka

Author: Vladivostok Times

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02/02/2008

Two vessels caught in illegal fishing

Author: Visayan Daily Star, Philippines

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01/02/2008

Fined for illegal nets

Author: Chatham Daily News, Ontario

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31/01/2008

Two men arrested in abalone poaching

Author: San Jose Mercury News, California

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30/01/2008

17 fishers nabbed for illegal fishing

Author: ABS-CBN News

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30/01/2008

Five Indian fishermen detained by Pak

Author: The Hindu, India

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29/01/2008

Turf war hurting fisheries: report

Author: The Canberra Times

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29/01/2008

Abalone offenders to face court

Author: Bega District News, Australia

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29/01/2008

EU threatens to punish Spain for lack of inspection in fisheries

Author: Atuna

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28/01/2008

Russia detains Norwegian vessel for illegal fishing

Author: RIA Novosti

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28/01/2008

28 turtles die in fishermen's nets

Author: Daily Nation, Kenya

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26/01/2008

10 Indian fishermen arrested in Pakistan

Author: Indian Muslim News and Information

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24/01/2008

South Africa: ban may push abalone to extinction

Author: allAfrica.com

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23/01/2008

Italians fined for illegal fishing

Author: Malta Today

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22/01/2008

Illegal fishing ruins Mauritius

Author: afrol News

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21/01/2008

Fish and game arrest alleged abalone poacher

Author: The Mercury News, California

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21/01/2008

RI lost Rp30 trillion by illegal fishing in 2007

Author: Antara News, Indonesia

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21/01/2008

Australia detains 28 Indonesian fishermen

Author: The Jakarta Post

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19/01/2008

Rare coral reefs plundered for fish tanks

Author: The Times Online, UK

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19/01/2008

Two Chinese ships seized for illegal fishing

Author: Bernama, Malaysia

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18/01/2008

Allegations surface amidst busts

Author: Daytona Beach News Journal online

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18/01/2008

Fisheries violations - Gulf Nova Scotia area

Author: Canada News Centre

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15/01/2008

End of the road for Viarsa

Author: Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)

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15/01/2008

Japan whaling illegal, says court

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/01/2008

10 poachers nabbed in Camarines Norte fishing grounds

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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14/01/2008

Chinese turtle smuggler pleads guilty to US court

Author: International Animal Rescue Global News

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12/01/2008

Indian boat with six-member crew seized

Author: The Times of India

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11/01/2008

Canada: Fight against overfishing in NAFO area continues to pay off

Author: Pesca2.com

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10/01/2008

Norway fines Russian ship captain for violating fishing rules

Author: ITAR-TASS, Russia

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10/01/2008

Number of Chinese fishing boats seized In S. Korean waters decreased in 2007

Author: Bernama, Malaysia

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09/01/2008

Trial of eight Azerbaijanis engaged in illegal fishing in Kazakh territorial waters ends

Author: APA, Azerbaijan

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09/01/2008

Reward boosting PNP efforts vs. marine sanctuary attackers

Author: The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines

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09/01/2008

Indonesia releases fishermen charged with encroaching

Author: Viet Nam News

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08/01/2008

Fishermen face court on illegal abalone charge

Author: HeraldSun.com.au, Australia

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08/01/2008

Illegal fishers are pillaging our marine reserves

Author: The Northern Advocate, New Zealand

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08/01/2008

Commercial fish harvester convicted and fined a record $6,325 for fishing with a long gillnet

Author: CNW Group, Canada

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07/01/2008

Fines up to $4,500 issued for fishery related offences

Author: The Telegram, St John's, Newfoundland

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04/01/2008

Sri Lanka detains Indian boats

Author: News Today, India

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04/01/2008

Driftnet prohibition in the Baltic is in effect, says Oceana

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/01/2008

Fisheries: effective deterrent improves compliance

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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03/01/2008

Chinese national pleads guilty to smuggling protected sea turtles

Author: Earth Times

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01/01/2008

Beverly man honored for work to put poachers behind bars

Author: Salem News, MA, US

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31/12/2007

$10.000 fine for illegal Erub fisherman

Author: Torres News, Australia

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31/12/2007

Live fish shipment busted in Palawan airport

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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30/12/2007

Officers watch out for illegal gill nets

Author: al.com, Alabama, US

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29/12/2007

Gunboat diplomacy rules seas

Author: The Sydney Morning Herald

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28/12/2007

Gov‘t rakes in P110-M from illegal poaching cases in Cagayan Valley

Author: PIA, Philippines

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28/12/2007

BFAR warns erring commercial fishing operators

Author: PIA, Philippines

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23/12/2007

Suspicious longliner, tuna loaded under arrest in Montevideo

Author: Merco Press

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23/12/2007

Fishermen caught with illegal catch in Suva, Fiji

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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22/12/2007

Neighbours tip-off help cops nab ‘poachers‘

Author: IOL, South Africa

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21/12/2007

Rangers haul dumped perlemoen ashore

Author: IOL, South Africa

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21/12/2007

Japan to investigate Russian trawler seizures

Author: RIA Novosti

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20/12/2007

Yemen arrests Sixty Egyptian fishermen, Egyptian press say

Author: Saba Net, Yemen

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20/12/2007

Russia threatens to ban Japanese fishing around S. Kurils

Author: RIA Novosti

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20/12/2007

NZ: MFish seizes a second foreign charter fishing vessel

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/12/2007

Fish poaching boat sale falls through

Author: ABC News Online

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19/12/2007

Illegal fishing catch confiscated in Western Cape

Author: SABC News, South Africa

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18/12/2007

Wheels come off for poachers

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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18/12/2007

Illegal foreign fishers receive gaol sentences

Author: Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)

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16/12/2007

Rescued Indonesians returned home

Author: The Age, Australia

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16/12/2007

Dynamite fishing: Who is behind it?

Author: IPP Media

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13/12/2007

Seychelles promises to protect its sharks

Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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13/12/2007

Russia to crack down on crab smuggling in 2008

Author: RIA Novosti

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11/12/2007

Australian Customs and Navy stop further 7 trepang poachers vessels

Author: BYM Marine and Maritime News

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11/12/2007

Kilkeel black fish three ordered to pay back £1 million

Author: Fishupdate.com

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11/12/2007

Endangered fish illegally on sale in UK

Author: Practical Fishkeeping, UK

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08/12/2007

Illegal fishos live it up

Author: Northern Territory News, Australia

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08/12/2007

Suriname police detain illegal Guyanese fishermen

Author: Caribbean Net News

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07/12/2007

Commercial fish harvester convicted of fishing in a closed area; Vessel‘s electronic monitoring system aids in conviction

Author: CNW Group, Canada

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07/12/2007

Australia: Indonesian asylum seekers to be deported

Author: The Hindu, India

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06/12/2007

Venezuelan vessels blacklisted for illegal fishing

Author: Pacific Magazine

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04/12/2007

Pirate boats targeting NZ‘s swordfish

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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04/12/2007

Man denies illegal abalone trade

Author: ABC Tasmania

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04/12/2007

Abalone thefts busting industry

Author: Hawkesbury Independent, Australia

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01/12/2007

Hundreds Indonesian fishermen detained in Darwin

Author: The Jakarta Post

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29/11/2007

Skipper ‘wasn‘t told about fish dumping‘

Author: Stuff.co.nz: Nelson Mail, New Zealand

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29/11/2007

Russian trawler fined $100,000 for poaching in Norwegian waters

Author: ITAR-TASS

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28/11/2007

Illegal fishing: 14 fishermen held, two boats seized

Author: newindpress.com

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28/11/2007

Seven suspected illegal fishing boats seized

Author: News.com.au

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27/11/2007

Melbourne develops a taste for medium rare toothfish

Author: The Age, Australia

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27/11/2007

Orion took photo of boat: witness

Author: Stuff.co.nz: Nelson Mail, New Zealand

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27/11/2007

Five illegal fishing boats destroyed

Author: News.com.au

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27/11/2007

Security agencies target fishing boats

Author: The Age, Australia

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27/11/2007

Anglo Spanish trawler to pay £194,000 for breaking quota rules

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/11/2007

Norway probes suspected poaching by Russian ship

Author: RIA Novosti, Russia

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26/11/2007

Multi-Agency operation target illegal activities

Author: New South Wales Government

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26/11/2007

17 fishermen intercepted for illegal fishing

Author: The Statesman, India

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26/11/2007

Norway‘s coastguard detains Russian fishing vessel

Author: RIA Novosti, Russia

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25/11/2007

Boat people arrive on Christmas Island

Author: News.com.au

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24/11/2007

$185k plea agreement largest shark fin penalty in Palau history

Author: Pacific Magazine

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23/11/2007

Rescued fishermen may have fled debts from confiscated boats

Author: The Sydney Morning Herald

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23/11/2007

Canada. Minister Hearn celebrates success at stopping illegal fishing in NAFO waters

Author: BYM Marine Environment News

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23/11/2007

French and Dutch trawlers pay more than £55,000 after joint exercise

Author: Fishupdate.com

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22/11/2007

Fishing blitz ‘forced‘ bid for asylum

Author: The Australian

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22/11/2007

Fishing situation not of Australia‘s making: Abetz

Author: ABC News Online

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21/11/2007

Concerns over 9 Ecuadorian vessels entering the WCPO

Author: Atuna

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21/11/2007

Foreign fishing rules working: Hearn

Author: CBC News, Canada

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19/11/2007

Fishing violations cost fisherman more than $29,000

Author: The Telegram, Canada

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17/11/2007

Execs reject cash from fish poacher

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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16/11/2007

Paua face poacher onslaught

Author: Hawke‘s Bay Today, New Zealand

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16/11/2007

Fish harvester penalized over $29,000 for fishing violations

Author: Canada News Centre

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14/11/2007

Command center to monitor fisheries

Author: People‘s Daily Online

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13/11/2007

Two Singapore-registered trawlers detained by Malaysia

Author: Channel News Asia

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13/11/2007

Seized trawler absconds

Author: Namibian

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13/11/2007

Russians accuse Bellevue king crab importer of poaching

Author: The Bellingham Herald, US

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10/11/2007

Navotas confiscates 2,000 kilos of illegally caught fish

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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09/11/2007

Illegal fishermen caught in the act

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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09/11/2007

Fishery violations - Gulf Nova Scotia area

Author: Canada News Centre

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09/11/2007

NZ: Fishery officers swoop on alleged black market operation

Author: Pesca2.com

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08/11/2007

Australia warns Indonesian fishermen against trespassing

Author: China View

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08/11/2007

Abalone business nets large fine

Author: The Age, Australia

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06/11/2007

South Leyte mayors share CFRM experience

Author: PIA, Philippines

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02/11/2007

Abalone poachers apprehended in South Africa

Author: International Animal Rescue Global News

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31/10/2007

Exercise leads to court for French and Dutch trawlers

Author: Fishupdate.com

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31/10/2007

Lift nylon nets ban MPs urged

Author: Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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30/10/2007

Illegal Indonesian fishermen detained

Author: ABC News Online

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29/10/2007

EU must lead by example on illegal fishing, says Borg

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/10/2007

Iloilo police nab six illegal fishers

Author: Balita, Philippines

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26/10/2007

Industry players enraged by perlemoen plan

Author: IOL, South Africa

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26/10/2007

Man pleads guilty to removing coral from Bahamian water

Author: The Bahama Journal

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26/10/2007

Illegal Fishermen caught by Navy Patrol Boat off the coast of Sattahip.

Author: Pattaya City News, Thailand

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25/10/2007

Arrest prompts abalone divers to push for dog team

Author: ABC News Online

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25/10/2007

Abalone man to be charged under Tas laws too

Author: ABC News Online

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25/10/2007

Cameroon: fishermen accuse Chinese trawlers of destructive fishing

Author: allAfrica.com

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24/10/2007

France, Italy face bluefin tuna quota cut

Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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24/10/2007

Minister queries release of unauthorised fishing vessel

Author: GhanaWeb

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24/10/2007

Customs winning fishing boat wars

Author: The Age, Australia

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23/10/2007

Australia. Drug seizures up as illegal foreign fishing falls

Author: BYM Marine and Maritime News

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23/10/2007

Awareness campaign underway

Author: FijiVillage.com

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22/10/2007

Over half of fish poached in Russia for export

Author: RIA Novosti, Russia

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19/10/2007

Two vessels detained near FE coast for illegal crab catching

Author: ITAR-TASS

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17/10/2007

NOAA assesses Maine herring vessel $510,000 penalty for federal fishing violations

Author: NOAA

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17/10/2007

Prosecutors contest court order releasing Malaysian vessel

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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16/10/2007

Oceana urges Member states to eliminate pirate fishing

Author: Oceana

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16/10/2007

Fisheries enforcement program nets convictions

Author: The Telegram, Canada

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13/10/2007

Iloilo police heed call for tighter operations v. illegal fishing

Author: Sun Star Network, Philippines

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11/10/2007

More illegal fishers invade Banate bay: mayor

Author: Sun Star Iloilo, Philippines

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11/10/2007

Iran to fight illegal fishing

Author: Pesca2.com

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10/10/2007

Six Vietnamese fishing boats seized since January

Author: Bernama, Malaysia

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10/10/2007

Fishing votes in final sittings

Author: The Courier Mail, Australia

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10/10/2007

Polish fishermen dump fish heads in anti-EU protest

Author: AFP

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09/10/2007

Pak. sends 16 Indian fishermen to jail

Author: The Hindu, India

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07/10/2007

Crab quota up, Russian busts may boost Alaska market

Author: Alaska Journal of Commerce

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06/10/2007

MSA apprehends 4 Indian Boats fishing illegally

Author: Islamabad Pulse

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05/10/2007

Berlin urges Warsaw to end "illegal fishing" in Baltic Sea

Author: Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran

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05/10/2007

Ministers announce wildlife crime review

Author: Fishupdate.com

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05/10/2007

Supplanted vessels caught red-handed

Author: Fish Information & Services

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03/10/2007

Surge in illegal fishers likely off WA’s north

Author: The West Australian

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03/10/2007

Two abalone busts in five days in Batemans Bay

Author: Department of Primary Industries, NSW, Australia

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03/10/2007

European Union cracks down on illegal fisheries in Europe

Author: The Fisheries Secretariat, Sweden

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02/10/2007

Fishing boat seized amidst reef fishing investigation

Author: ABC News Online

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02/10/2007

Boutwell transfers custody of fishing vessels to China B-Roll (Video footage)

Author: United States Coastguard

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02/10/2007

Chinese vessels suspected of driftnet fishing intercepted

Author: KTUU.com, Alaska

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02/10/2007

Court finds captain of Cambodian trawler guilty of poaching

Author: RIA Novosti, Russia

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02/10/2007

Forty Polish trawlers "breach" Baltic cod ban

Author: Fishupdate.com

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02/10/2007

Iran to fight illegal fishing

Author: Press TV, Iran

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02/10/2007

Captain arrested again for shark fins aboard boat

Author: Pacific Magazine

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01/10/2007

Twenty seven illegal fishermen taken into custody

Author: ABC News Online

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01/10/2007

Florida dealers charged with smuggling tons of queen conch

Author: Environment News Service

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01/10/2007

Tampa-area businesses caught purchasing illegal fish

Author: Florida Sportsman

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29/09/2007

Forces find illegal driftnet fishing

Author: Times Colonist, Victoria, Canada

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28/09/2007

Taiwanese illegal fishermen caught

Author: Pacific Magazine

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28/09/2007

Restaurant owner acquitted of buying illegal abalone

Author: The Vancouver Sun

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27/09/2007

Poland warned on illegal cod catch

Author: globeandmail.com, Canada

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27/09/2007

North America: Joint effort nets endangered shellfish

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/09/2007

Commission takes action over tuna infringements

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/09/2007

Russia seizes contraband caviar

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/09/2007

Philippine fishermen detained for poaching in Indonesian waters

Author: ABC Radio Australia

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25/09/2007

Fishers warned of Abrolhos Islands laws

Author: ABC News Online

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25/09/2007

Norwegian Supreme Court acquitted Russian trawlers

Author: Barents Observer

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24/09/2007

Sierra Leone says arrests Guinean "pirates"

Author: Reuters Africa

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24/09/2007

Russian trawler pirate lost court appeal

Author: Barents Observer

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23/09/2007

Alleged abalone ring is busted

Author: San Francisco Chronicle

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20/09/2007

Manila to call in envoys over rise in illegal fishing

Author: ABC Radio Australia

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20/09/2007

Namibia: two illegal fishing nets seized

Author: allAfrica.com

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19/09/2007

Navy and customs catch sixty-one foreign fishers

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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18/09/2007

Illegal fishing boats captured near Darwin

Author: ABC News Online

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18/09/2007

Venezuelan captain goes on trial over illegal fishing in Guyana waters

Author: Stabroek News, Guyana

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16/09/2007

Raid in Palau finds Taiwanese fishing company with huge haul of illegal shark fins

Author: Radio New Zealand

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16/09/2007

Cutter hands over vessel suspected of illegal fishing

Author: Juneau Empire, Alaska

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14/09/2007

Crackdown on illegal fishing continues

Author: The Freeport News, Bahamas

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13/09/2007

Crack down on foreign poachers, WWF urges gov‘t

Author: GMA News

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12/09/2007

Russia fines Japanese trawler captain for poaching

Author: Reuters AlertNet

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12/09/2007

Nearly 60 Azerbaijanis detained for illegal fishing in Kazakhstan

Author: APA, Azerbaijan

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11/09/2007

Syrian authorities arrest two fishermen ‘in Lebanese waters‘

Author: The Daily Star, Lebanon

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11/09/2007

Pair arrested over alleged illegal abalone haul

Author: ABC News Online

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10/09/2007

China, US, Japan stop illegal fishing

Author: Military.com, US

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09/09/2007

Greenpeace condemns illegal transfer of red tuna to Malta

Author: The Malta Independent Online

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07/09/2007

Fish-dumping charges in east coast hoki fishery

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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06/09/2007

Seven arrested for alleged roles in abalone-poaching ring

Author: San José Mercury News

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06/09/2007

Rich marine life attracts illegal fishermen from Thailand, Vietnam

Author: The New Straits Times Online, Malaysia

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04/09/2007

Australia toasts success in illegal fishing battle

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/09/2007

4 illegal fishers caught

Author: Sun Star Iloilo, Philippines

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01/09/2007

Illegal fishing charges filed vs. 12

Author: The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines

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31/08/2007

Head of Papuan high prosecution office, six staff stripped of their post

Author: Antara News, Indonesia

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29/08/2007

Vessel fined for carrying gill nets

Author: IOL, South Africa

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27/08/2007

Iran: 1,400 illegal fishermen arrested in the past five months

Author: Pesca2.com

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27/08/2007

Newlyn trawler fined for log book offences

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/08/2007

New rules have almost sunk illegal fishing

Author: News.com.au

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26/08/2007

Aust, Indonesia continue crackdown on illegal fishing

Author: ABC News Online

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24/08/2007

Palau charges Taiwanese over illegal shark fishing

Author: Radio New Zealand

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23/08/2007

Vanloads of illegal fish brought to Costa del Sol every day from Huelva

Author: Sur, Spain

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22/08/2007

Thai ship hauled in for illegal fishing

Author: The Star, Malaysia

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21/08/2007

NOAA announces first federal enforcement case in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Monument

Author: NOAA

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21/08/2007

Police net two illegal Venezuela fishing boats

Author: Stabroek News, Guyana

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20/08/2007

Emerging maritime security net

Author: The Washington Times, US

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20/08/2007

Palau nets Taiwan tuna fishing boat with 650 illegal shark fins

Author: Pacific Magazine

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19/08/2007

16 trawl fishers arrested in Capiz

Author: Inquirer.net, Philippines

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17/08/2007

ARA Freezes assets in Kilkeel Black Fish Case

Author: PR Newswire

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17/08/2007

MFA: Brixham scalloper fined for black fish offences

Author: Fishupdate.com

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16/08/2007

Hands up if you think illegal fishing is the issue of the day

Author: The Age, Australia

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16/08/2007

Oceana: Moroccan vessel caught with illegal driftnets

Author: Fishupdate.com

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14/08/2007

Japanese fishing captain faces charges

Author: Vladivostok News

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11/08/2007

Reactivate Bantay Dagat

Author: The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines

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10/08/2007

Malaysian state takes in Vietnamese vessel for illegal fishing

Author: Thanh Niem News, Vietnam

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09/08/2007

Aerial surveillance patrols curb illegal fishing in North Pacific

Author: CNW Group, Canada

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07/08/2007

Skipper fined £3,200 for illegal fish landings

Author: thisisaberdeen.co.uk, Scotland

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07/08/2007

5 held over illegal fishing

Author: BruneiDirect

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05/08/2007

The Codfather: Trawler tycoon in the dock after boats net £1million of illegal fish

Author: The Sunday Mail, UK

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04/08/2007

IPPO files raps vs 8 illegal fishermen from Banate

Author: Balita, Philippines

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03/08/2007

Ecuadoran police confiscate 2 tonnes of shark fins found in fishermen’s homes

Author: The Chronicle Journal, Ontario, Canada

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03/08/2007

Pakistan, India to swap detained fishermen

Author: Daily India

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02/08/2007

Poached caviar to disappear from stores and restaurants

Author: Kommersant, Russia

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01/08/2007

Russia bans black caviar catch for 10 years

Author: Kommersant, Russia

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30/07/2007

Navy seizes 23 fishing boats in Celebes Sea

Author: Sun Star Network, Philippines

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27/07/2007

Police in Kamchatka confiscate over 60 tons of illegal salmon

Author: ITAR-TASS

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26/07/2007

British restaurants using black market caviar

Author: Fishupdate.com

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25/07/2007

Commission: Member States‘ sanctions for infringements to fisheries measures not sufficient deterrent

Author: Europa

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23/07/2007

Fish wardens on alert for illegal fishermen

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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23/07/2007

Keep swordfish off the menu

Author: Slow Food International

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23/07/2007

Galapagos shark endangered by Ecuadoran decree: group

Author: France 24

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23/07/2007

Morocco cracks down on illegal fishing

Author: WWF

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23/07/2007

Fisheries on the track of poachers

Author: Wairarapa Times Age

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22/07/2007

Trawler loads Alaska fish to blacklisted boat

Author: Alaska Journal of Commerce

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22/07/2007

Joint US-China mission tackles illicit driftnet fishing

Author: China Daily

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20/07/2007

Canada. Fisheries and Oceans, Quebec releases list of fishermen fined

Author: BYM Marine and Maritime News

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20/07/2007

New rules offer increased protection for marine species

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/07/2007

Maritime enforcement agencies seize 22 boats in joint operation

Author: Borneo Bulletin

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19/07/2007

UN Law of the Sea Tribunal hears case of Japanese fishing vessels

Author: UN News Centre

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17/07/2007

Nations join forces to fight illegal cod fishing in EU waters

Author: Scotsman.com

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17/07/2007

China fishermen claim trial to illegal trawling

Author: The Borneo Post Online

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