Tag: fishing
Illegal fishing threatens Africa’s ‘blue economy’
Maritime security experts warn that illegal fishing can undermine Africa’s “blue economy,” which includes the continent’s fisheries, tourism, aquaculture, transport, ports and oil drilling....
ISS: Stemming the tide of illegal trawling in Sierra Leone
In August last year, a group of frustrated fishermen from Sierra Leone took the law into their own hands when they tangled with a...
Spanish vessel nabbed for shark fishing off Gabon
The crew of a Spanish tuna fishing vessel were arrested off the coast of Gabon for illegally catching sharks without the proper...
Award-winning smart drones to take on illegal fishing
Drones guided by artificial intelligence to catch boats netting fish where they shouldn't were among the winners of a marine protection award...
Joint surveillance mission in Sierra Leone uncovers illegal fishing operations
Four illegal fishing cases have been found during a joint surveillance mission conducted by Greenpeace and Sierra Leone fishery authorities.
Two Chinese and...
Mozambique Navy to use seized fishing vessel for patrols
The Mozambican Defence Ministry has accepted the seized fishing vessel Antillas Reefer into service and will use it as a fishing monitoring...
Crack down on illegal fishing to protect millions of workers in...
West Africa nations must crack down on foreign fleets fishing illegally off its Atlantic coastline and build up their fisheries to protect...
ISS: How can Senegal combat illegal fishing?
The Senegalese coastline is one of Africa's richest fishing grounds. Generations of communities have depended on fishing to make a living, but...
Ivory Coast seizes two Chinese trawlers in fishing dispute
Ivory Coast has seized two Chinese trawlers accused of fishing illegally offshore the West African country, a senior Ivorian navy source said...