Hilda C. Heine again elevated the focus on IUU fishing by calling on Pacific nations and those fishing in the Pacific to strive to abolish IUU fishing within five years.
If we are serious about combating IUU, we need a tougher mindset. FFA members are working to develop the process for identifying the operators behind illegal fishing vessels in the region.
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FFA operates the Regional Fisheries Surveillance Center based in the Solomon Islands, a unique monitoring and enforcement facility that coordinates MCS work through the member network, including through deployment of two year-round dedicated surveillance aircraft. This real time reporting allows for daily monitoring of catch FFA Reflection the region.
Similarly, Pacific Islands Regional Fisheries Observers are increasingly using electronic reporting for daily upload of data forms. These regional multilateral MCS operations resulted in the boarding of fishing vessels fromresulting in 67 infringement actions issued by ship boarding personnel and 16 infringements issued by shore authorities. FFA Reflection
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