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ADF STAFF Longtime observers of illegal fishing say the practice of shark finning is among the most barbaric acts committed at sea. Typically, when a shark is caught, its fins are removed and the body is thrown overboard, leaving the…

ADF STAFF One-third of vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Africa are Chinese-owned, according to a study by the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC). According to the FTC, eight of the world’s…

ADF STAFF A new report by the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC) reveals that 48.9% of the world’s industrial and semi-industrial trawlers involved in illegal fishing operate in Africa. West Africa, the world’s epicenter for illegal,…

ADF STAFF Somalia bolstered its plan to increase security along its 3,333-kilometer coastline in early October when it opened a newly built maritime training center in Mogadishu. Donated by the United States, the center will support…

ADF STAFF Africa loses about 100,000 tons of fish every year to illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. A new report by the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC) puts a price tag on the continent’s illegally caught fish at…

ADF STAFF Where the Aruwimi River meets the Congo River in the heart of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), residents of Basoko feel the effects of their country’s growing relationship with Chinese mining operations. Fisherman…

ADF STAFF Namibia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is increasing patrol missions in its fight against illegal fishing. As part of the Agreement on Port State Measures, the first binding international agreement to…

ADF STAFF Fishing was a reliable livelihood in coastal Ghanaian communities such as Apam, Cape Coast and Elmina for centuries. The waters still bustle with fishing activities, but for years fishermen have returned to shore with…

ADF STAFF Nigerian officials hope to use South African technology to help protect their nation’s marine resources. The technology would help Nigeria monitor the movement of vessels anywhere in its waters, George Moghalu, managing…

ADF STAFF From the coasts of Africa to South America, around the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, China’s distant-water fleet (DWF) is steadily decimating fish stocks worldwide. China’s bottom trawl fleet catches an estimated…