Tag: IUU fishing
Maritime security conference in Stellenbosch highlights urgent need for regional cooperation
The third international Conference on Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea and the Red Sea brought together maritime experts, policymakers, and military leaders...
SADC IUU action outlined
The commitment of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to illegal, unreported unregulated (IUU) fishing, marked internationally this week, receives attention in the bloc...
Africa’s oceans are being protected to serve the interests of big...
Africa’s valuable ocean resources have drawn the interest of foreign nations, particularly those in the West and Asia.
How they exploit these resources can be...
Illegal fishing thrives due to lack of knowledge, patrol capacity
Coastal African states are sounding the alarm that a lack of resources to patrol waters, combined with limited surveillance of vessel activity, are enabling...
ECOWAS urges cooperation to end illegal fishing
West African officials are saying that the scourge of illegal fishing can only be addressed with a regionally united front. They are calling for...
Nations join forces to fight illegal fishing in Gulf of Guinea
Benin, Ghana and Togo have signed a pact to work together to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Gulf of Guinea.
Benin...
Drones offer extra eyes in illegal fishing battle
As many African nations struggle to control illegal fishing, some are turning to drones as a relatively cheap way to conduct surveillance over vast...
Illegal fishing linked to human rights abuses in Ghana
Emmanuel Essien has been missing since July 2019.
Essien, a 28-year-old Ghanaian fisheries observer, was working on board the Chinese trawler Meng Xin 15 when...
Fishing vessels ‘go dark’ to evade authorities, pirates
Every time the Veracruz, a 108-meter refrigerated cargo ship, crossed the sea border from Namibia to Angola, it seemed to disappear.
Possibly engaged in illegal,...
Maritime threats converge in Somalia
Just as one maritime security challenge in Somalia seemed all but resolved, another one gained momentum.
After years of declining pirate attacks off mainland Africa’s...
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....
Securing Ghana’s shared seas
Ghana is making efforts to deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) fishing in its waters, with collaboration, technology and training seen as...
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...
SAMSA investigating seized Chinese trawler
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is investigating a Chinese fishing vessel seized by authorities after it and eight others were...
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...
