Source: EcoWatch Author: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd Global’s Flagship, the Steve Irwin, is en route to the Indian Ocean to confront a killer in our oceans.
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21 Mar
2016
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Asia
14 Mar
2016
2016
Source: Daily Mail Author: Associated Press PANGANDARAN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Monday bombed the last major ship internationally wanted for years of illegally taking toothfish from southern waters, reiterating a strong message to would-be poachers who enter the country’s waters.
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26 Feb
2016
2016
Source & Author: Sea Shepherd Global Fisheries Minister Vows to Sink the Vessel The hunt for the last of six known toothfish poaching vessels has ended with the arrest of the Nigerian-flagged Viking in Indonesia.
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23 Feb
2016
2016
Source & Author: Undercurrent News Human Rights at Sea has joined fellow international labor, environmental and human rights organizations in support of a letter sent to Karmenu Vella, the EU Commissioner for fisheries, maritime affairs and environment at the European Commission.
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9 Feb
2016
2016
Source: Phuket Gazette Author: Isaac Stone Simonelli Authorities in Senegal have detained the internationally wanted toothfish-poaching vessel Kunlun, which slipped through the fingers of Phuket authorities after having been seized in March last year.
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14 Jan
2016
2016
Source: Reuters Author: Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand delivered a progress report on Thursday on efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing in a last-ditch attempt to show progress made ahead of a visit by EU officials next week.
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8 Jan
2016
2016
Source: House of the Ocean Author: Mercedes Rosello A few locals in Phuket gave me their views on the fishing vessel lockdown, in place following the moratorium imposed by the Ministry of Fisheries. This and other measures that the Thai fishing industry has had to implement have been largely prompted by an official warning by the […]
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30 Nov
2015
2015
Source: Reuters Author & Source: Katie Nguyen and Alisa Tang * Eight arrested over trafficking in Thai fisheries industry * Investigation continues amid claims of violence, intimidation * Calls mount for more action to clean up industry
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30 Nov
2015
2015
Source & Author: EJF An EJF investigation has uncovered a sophisticated system of slavery and severe human rights abuses aboard “pirate” fishing vessels operating from the Thai fishing port of Kantang. The new report, Thailand’s Seafood Slaves, lays out detailed evidence of the abuses and names those responsible.
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23 Nov
2015
2015
Source: New York Times Author: Ian Urbina The seafood industry in Thailand suffers from widespread labor and human rights abuses, exposing virtually all American and European companies that buy seafood from there to the “endemic risk” of having these problems as part of their supply chain, according to a report released on Monday by the […]
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