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Coverage of illegal fishing since September 19, 2023.

Shareholder proposal calls on Enbridge to disclose indirect emissions from pipelines

"...The shareholder proposal filed by Investors For Paris, a group that aims to hold publicly traded companies accountable for their net-zero promises, calls on Enbridge to disclose the end-use emissions produced by the oil and natural gas it transports in its pipeline network..."

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Non-profit fears end of funding to recycle used fishing gear in Atlantic Canada

"...The Fishing Gear Coalition of Atlantic Canada says its four-year funding agreement with the federal Fisheries Department runs out on March 31, and theres been no indication it will be renewed..."

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Podcast: The Todd Veinotte Show March 13th, 2024

"...Hour 1: Kate Sherren, Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, joins Todd to talk about flood risk mapping and why the public resistance in Canada. Trevor Lawson, president of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, discusses how vet bills have soared in Canada and whether pet insurance is worth the cost. Brian Giroux, an Elver license holder, says the closure of the lucrative Elver fishery won't prevent illegal fishing of baby eels in Maritime rivers..."

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Landslide destroys Los Angeles home and threatens at least two others

"...LOS ANGELES (AP) A landslide destroyed a hillside home and imperiled at least two others in Los Angeles early Wednesday..."

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N.S. premier, opposition leader call for stop to carbon tax hike

"...Premier Tim Houston said the Apr. 1 increase will add another 3. 3 cents per litre of gasoline for a total of 17..."

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N.B. hopes for a quiet spring with no flooding as province exits warm, dry winter

"...FREDERICTON Officials responsible for monitoring flooding in New Brunswick say they expect a quiet season after a mild winter with less snow than usual in the province..."

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Fishers say closure of lucrative baby eel fishery won't stop poaching in Maritimes

"...Fuller says the Fisheries Department also has to work with Canada Border Services to clamp down on illegal exports of live eels, which are driving the poaching problem on coastal rivers..."

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B.C. man gets $250K in fines for illegal prawn fishing in protected area

"...A B. C. man has been fined $250,000 and ordered to forfeit $80,000 worth of gear after he was found guilty of 13 violations of the federal Fisheries Act..."

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Fisheries minister leaning toward suspending this year's Maritime baby eel fishery

"...Lebouthillier sent a letter today to commercial fishers saying the fishery should be shut down because illegal fishing in the past four years has led to a growing pattern of harassment, threats and violence on rivers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick..."

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‘A bucket and a net and you're in business.' Looming tensions in Maritime eel fishery Globalnews.ca

"...The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans closed the fishery for the tiny, translucent fish known as elvers on April 15 after reports of violence related to unauthorized fishing. There were accusations of assault and even shots fired along coastal rivers in parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The increased illegal activity comes as demand grows for the young eels, which are sold live to aquaculture operations in Asian markets such as China and Japan, where they are grown for food..."

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Canada forges agreement to help Philippines track illegal fishing vessels using satellite technology

"...FILE - Fishermen work on nets as they spend time on the shores of their coastal village in Cavite province, south of Manila, Philippines, on May 7, 2020. Canada will help the Philippines detect illegal fishing with its satellite surveillance system under a new agreement, Philippine officials said Monday, Oct. 16, 2023..."

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Tiny Pacific island looking for sponsors to protect its slice of the ocean

"...A person sits on a rock face overlooking the ocean in Niue in this 2018 photo. The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has come up with a novel plan to protect its vast and pristine territorial waters it will get sponsors to pay. Under the plan, which was being launched by Niues Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi on Tuesday Sept..."

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Discussions, Documentaries, and Investigative Reports about illegal fishing.

Operation North Pacific Guard Wrap-Up

"...Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing undermines the livelihood of law abiding fish harvesters, and poses a serious threat to our precious marine ecosystems..."

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DNA Sequencing Is Cracking Down on Shark Poaching

"...Illegal fisheries, today, is actually a really big business, So the US, for example, is the largest importer of seafood in the world..."

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How AI is Tracking Illegal Fishing From Space

"...The tale of this pirate fishing ship, perhaps the most notorious of our time, shines a light into the shadowy universe of illegal fishingthe operators who fund it, the damage they cause to fragile ocean ecosystems and the ways they turn unsuspecting workers into indentured servants. ..."

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Invasive Smallmouth Bass: Decimating Salmon Ecosystems (w/ Wendy Margetts) - Salmon Matter

"...They were initially introduced in the early 1900s as a prized game fish, until biologists realized the threat they pose to native species and ecosystems..."

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Academic Research

Recent peer-reviewed papers about illegal fishing relevant to the latest news.

Exploring Influences on Environmental Stewardship of Fishing Communities in Fisheries Management in the Philippines

"..., which MKBA is adjacent to their community), knowledge of laws protecting coastal/marine resources was the most important predictor of environmental stewardship, followed by support for limiting fishing effort and knowledge of illegal fishing..."

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The role of illegal fishing on the sustainability of the coastal fishery in French Guiana

"...In order to promote a more sustainable management of marine biodiversity, ecosystems and fisheries, numerous experts recommend implementing an Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM)..."

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Illegal fishing and compliance management in marine protected areas: a situational approach

"...Protected Areas (PAs) are spatially representative management tools that impose various levels of protection for conservation purposes..."

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Ocean governance in Bangladesh: Necessities to implement structure, policy guidelines, and actions for ocean and coastal managem

"...After the permanent demarcation of Exclusive Economic Zone boundaries with Myanmar and India through the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Bangladesh has exclusive rights to exploit and to explore marine resources across 118,813 km2 in the Bay of Bengal..."

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Malaysian Efforts in Combating IUU Fishing: A Legal and Policy Review

"...It means that issues relating to overfishing and other fishing conflicts like foreign vessels intrusions and use of illegal fishing methods will continue to be a problem..."

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A Framework for Estimating the Impact of Monitoring and Enforcement on (Unobserved) Illicit Extraction

"...In this study, we develop a method to estimate the relationship between monitoring and enforcement (M&E) effort and a key but unobserved variable: non-recorded extraction of a natural resource (e..."

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Seychelles: Island Solutions and Capacity Building Successes

"...Its economy was severely affected by Somali piracy..."

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Simple and safe approach for molecular identification of the endangered species Epinephelus itajara

"...This procedure can be used to inspect products sold in stores, supermarkets and fairs, especially in places of reduced scientific, technological and economic development, where there is a record of illegal fishing and selling of E..."

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Monitoring of Seahorse Populations, in the Ria Formosa Lagoon (Portugal), Reveals Steep Fluctuations: Potential Causes and Futu

"...It is important to further assess the impact on seahorse populations of two recently reported events, the illegal fishing of seahorses and the expansion of Caulerpa prolifera algae in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portugal..."

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Earth Journalism: Multimedia Coverage of Illegal Fishing in Galapagos

"...This study collects an experience of journalistic investigation articulated between the digital communication media GK and journalism students from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito for the media approach to illegal fishing in the Galapagos Islands..."

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