A criminal gang kidnapped 16 merchant vessel crew members in the Gulf of Guinea and held them near the beach…
Browsing: Illegal Fishing
Artisanal fishermen in Cameroon’s Douala-Edéa National Park are decrying Chinese trawlers that destroy their fishing gear, fish in prohibited zones,…
Ghana has adopted a new fisheries act aimed at stemming illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Among other new regulations,…
Fury over fishing in The Gambia has reached a fever pitch. Now locals are feuding with foreign industrial trawlers in…
Mauritania signed a 25-year fishing agreement with China in June 2010. After 15 years of overfishing by Beijing’s industrial trawlers,…
As India builds greater ties with Africa, the Indian Navy is playing a significant role in establishing maritime security partnerships.…
Gabon has signed a memorandum of understanding with Global Fishing Watch, a nonprofit organization, that aims to enhance the West…
The Nigerian Armed Forces expects to host chiefs of defense from all 54 African nations at a summit in Abuja…
Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire have launched joint patrols along the Cavalla River, which forms part of their border, as part…
At least four vessels from China’s Liao Dong Yu distant-water fishing fleet have operated illegally in Somali waters since at…