Illegal Fishing

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…

ADF STAFF More than 20 nations recently completed the Grand African Navy Exercise for Maritime Operations (NEMO) 2022, an annual event led by the French Navy. The first phase focused on at-sea skills such as boarding vessels to combat…

ADF STAFF Beatrice Otoo has been a fish processor in Accra, Ghana, for 20 years. Thanks to the unrelenting presence of industrial fishing vessels in Ghanaian waters, her once-thriving business is drowning. “The market has gone…

ADF STAFF One way to curb illegal fishing might be to fine flag states for what their ships do thousands of kilometers away. A new report suggests that coastal states should consider going after flag states in court for a vessel’s…

ADF STAFF Dozens of suspected human trafficking victims were rescued from two industrial fishing vessels in Namibia in early September. Of the 60 people rescued from MV Shang Fu and the Nata 2 in Walvis Bay, most are from the…

ADF STAFF African nations lose an estimated $10 billion annually to illegal fishing, which also drives food insecurity across the continent. To combat the issue, maritime security experts have long called for greater transparency in…

ADF STAFF From energy to shipping, tourism and fishing, the ocean plays a major role in South Africa’s economy. But, as the nation hopes to expand this sector, a researcher at Stellenbosch University said it is time to develop a better…