The Ocean Warrior: Revamped and Ready

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3kPyKvsXWU&ab_channel=SeaShepherd

Meet our dedicated crew who worked tirelessly to prepare the Ocean Warrior for its return to African waters, ready to continue the fight against poachers and IUU fishing.

#seashepherd #oceanwarrior #ready #fight #poachers #IUU

RT @oceansasia1
"Illegal fishing poses a serious threat to the environment and is also linked to human rights abuses on board fishing vessels."

#IllegalFishing #IUU #WildlifeCrime

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/04/why-illegal-fishing-must-be-stamped-out-on-environmental-and-humanitarian-grounds/

RT @HighSeasAllianc
New analysis estimates that 17% of #HighSeas fishing is unauthorised or unregulated, with hot spots of activity identified in the western Indian Ocean & southwest Atlantic Ocean.

Many vessels frequently changed identity, possibly to avoid detection. https://bit.ly/3L8ms8y #IUU

To End Illegal Fishing, Countries Must Work Together https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2023/02/13/to-end-illegal-fishing-countries-must-work-together #Fisheries #IUU #Cooperation #Enforcement

Fight against illegal fishing: Commission identifies Cameroon as a non-cooperating country https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_7890 #fisheries #IUU #EU #Cameroon

When Fishing Boats Go Dark At Sea, They're Often Committing Crimes – [They] Mapped Where It Happens
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https://theconversation.com/when-fishing-boats-go-dark-at-sea-theyre-often-committing-crimes-we-mapped-where-it-happens-196694 <-- article
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https://globalfishingwatch.org/ <-- Global Fishing Watch webpage & webmap
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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq2109 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #radar #fishing #illegalfishing #illegal #transponder #SAR #nightlight #goingdark #IUU #AIS #surveillance #global #commercial #fisheries #commercialfishing #EEZ #fisheries #fisheriesmanagement #management #humantrafficking #forcedlabour #forcedlabor #humanrights #humanrightsviolations #maritime #ocean #monitoring
International Maritime Organization | Global Fishing Watch

Other fish species might circulate around the Atlantic Ocean, passing from North American EEZs to high seas, then to European EEZs. Other species live in the oceans and return to rivers to spawn.

To ensure that species aren't overfished, it's important that catch be counted and documented. It's also important that regulatory frameworks be in place so that nations cooperate and don't overfish stocks, and that those regulatory frameworks are followed.

Hence the issue with #IUU fishing.
4/x

#IUU fishing is any commercial fishing that is illegal, unreported, or unregulated.

Approximately 1/5 of all wild caught fish is IUU.

Around 3 billion people rely on the oceans as their primary source of protein. So, you can see how the disappearance of fish stock would lead to food insecurity. It can also threaten local artisanal fisherfolk which can dramatically threaten their economy.

This economic threat can lead to bad actor solutions, e.g. piracy. 2/x

I took a class this semester on IUU fishing so wanted to do a primer thread and give some further sources.

IUU fishing is a problem at the intersection of maritime law and international law, that isn't on the radar of the general public.

It's also likely to be the cause of conflict because it threatens food security and national security for a number of nations around the globe. 1/x

#IUU #InternationalLaw #MaritimeLaw #law #lawfedi @PIL

RT @FinTrCo@twitter.com

🔴#IUU fishing is destroying 🌍 fisheries. But those responsible use complex corporate structures to avoid punishment. Can BO transparency stop this? To find out join this @FinTrCo@twitter.com @FundacionSES@twitter.com high-level event!
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RT @FinTrCo@twitter.com

📢 NEW! 1/2 illegal, unreported and unregulated (#IUU) fishing vessels were in Africa, causing $11.49bn losses from Illicit Financial Flows every year, $2bn in Argentina!
📚Read @FinTrCo@twitter.com & members’ report uncovering top companies behind this illicit trade: https://bit.ly/3WcPKWC

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/FinTrCo/status/1585315715862888448