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1 Dec
2016

Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts Author: Tony Long Panama now joins 36 other countries and the European Union in ratifying the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), an international treaty aimed at curbing illegal fishing. Each year, up to 26 million tons of fish are stolen from our seas. That translates into 1 in every 5 […]

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29 Nov
2016

Source & Author: The Phuket News The Royal Thai Navy has seized seven of nine suspected illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) tuna fishing boats and charged three agents for presenting fake documents indicating the boats were registered in Bolivia.

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27 Nov
2016

Source: Sunday Times Sri Lanka Author: Damith Wickremasekara In a fresh attempt to protect Sri Lanka’s fisheries resources, the Government is to impose thumping fines upto Rs. 175 million for foreign vessels poaching in Sri Lankan waters, a Cabinet minister said.

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