A new report highlights the scourge of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. It also points to the fact that Africa is the target of 48,9% of industrial and semi-industrial vessels involved in this activity. There is now a call for urgent measures to improve transparency in the fisheries sector to fight IUU fishing.
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UPDATE. Trawler sinks, 11 Crew Missing
Apart from debris found floating at sea by a fishing vessel assisting with a search and rescue operation in the Atlantic Ocean early this morning, there is still no sign of the 11 crew members of the sunken FV Lepanto, reports the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). The search has now gone airborne.
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A Shipwreck, Lost Treasure and Lessons for Lawyers …
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