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Already, the government of Kiribati has used Global Fishing Watch data to unmask illegal fishing in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, declared off - limits to commercial fishing on January 1, 2015.

* In our chat, Savitz explained many ways this system will enable conservation agencies or private groups to identify suspicious activity or illegal fishing in countries» exclusive economic zones or protected areas.

Illegal fishing in marine reserves will be a major focus at the IUCN World P...

The initiative has already led to positive outcomes in the fight against illegal fishing in protected marine environments.

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At the same time, we're doing enforcement activity in our remote [exclusive economic zones] to make sure that there's not illegal fishing activity taking place, and we were not seeing that activity, but it was peeling off a lot of our resources toward what I would consider a relatively benign threat, and then we're providing other resources to do exercises with the military in the remote parts of the world but with really no strategic outcome that I could discern where the Coast Guard was providing a unique capability.

The court concluded that Chinese efforts to create man - made islands on top of atolls and reefs, as well as its large - scale fishing in the disputed areas, are illegal.

Fish and Wildlife never knows when it is going to have to bust some guy fishing who packs heat while using an illegal lure in a national park.

It is not illegal to keep poisonous snakes in Kentucky, but it requires permits from the state Fish and Wildlife Department.

Dan - Ali, however, expressed concern of Nigeria about IUUF — Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing activities by foreign flagged ships in the nation's coastal area.

According to the president, these illegal fishing activities have contributed to the dwindling fortunes of fishermen along the coast in recent times.

Speaking to a group of fishermen and stakeholders in the fishing industry at Ekon near Cape Coast as part of his «Accounting to the people tour» in the Central Region, the president revealed that he had instructed the navy to arrest fishermen who engage in pair trawling and other illegal fishing activities.

While the vaquita is the animal most critically affected by the illegal fishing nets now, the lives of many other important species are also in jeopardy from the very same nets.

The plan will be implemented in tandem with ongoing efforts to remove the threat of gillnets in the Upper Gulf of California and eliminate illegal fishing.

But the images suggest that scientists will want to take advantage of the DNB's images in multiple ways: not just to study clouds, but also to assess disasters such as power outages (such as before and after Superstorm Sandy last month), to study gas flares and estimate volumes of CO2 emissions, or to keep an eye on illegal unreported fishing (the boats emit light to draw in their stocks).

And the economic crises that crippled the economies of southeast Asia in the 1990s also set in motion a rapid uptick in environmentally damaging pursuits such as illegal logging and cyanide fishing, according to the World Bank.

«Despite the fact that cyanide fishing is nominally illegal in virtually all Indo - Pacific countries, the high premium paid for live reef fish, weak enforcement capacities, and frequent corruption have spread the use of the poison across the entire region — home o the vast majority of the planet's coral reefs,» reports WRI.

Cyanide fishing, whereby divers crush cyanide tablets into plastic squirt bottles of sea water and puff the solution to stun and capture live coral reef fish, is widely practiced throughout Southeast Asia despite being illegal in most countries of the region.

Kerry further outlined the impacts of pollution from farm runoff, which causes algae blooms and dead zones in the oceans, the massive buildup of plastic waste, and illegal fishing.

In other marine reserves illegal fishing has been a problem, but in this case any suspicious activity has been reported to the authorities and in several cases fishing boats have been encouraged to move on by COAST memberIn other marine reserves illegal fishing has been a problem, but in this case any suspicious activity has been reported to the authorities and in several cases fishing boats have been encouraged to move on by COAST memberin this case any suspicious activity has been reported to the authorities and in several cases fishing boats have been encouraged to move on by COAST memberin several cases fishing boats have been encouraged to move on by COAST members.

The vaquita porpoise lives in the Gulf of California, Mexico, where illegal fishing with gill nets has slashed the population by a total of 90 per cent in the past five years

Since the museum initiated a conservation operation last year, its vessel has succeeded in retrieving more than 900,000 linear feet of «ghost» and illegal fishing nets.

The Wave Glider, a long - duration ocean robot designed to operate in stormy conditions and high latitudes, can stay at sea for months patrolling for illegal fishing, listening for seismic events, collecting weather or ocean data and monitoring the environment.

To make matters worse, much of that fishing supplies an illegal trade in wildlife parts to China.

Unfortunately, vaquitas continue to die in totoaba nets despite the valiant efforts by law enforcement agencies, the Mexican Navy, and conservation groups to prevent illegal fishing since the gillnet ban came into effect in April 2015, immediately before the new acoustic and visual studies were launched.

Consequently, a surge in illegal gillnetting has undermined Mexico's efforts to ban all commercial fishing in a vaquita refuge and to guide fishers toward other careers.

In addition, the analysis demonstrated that in Gambia — a country that experienced high levels of illegal fishing from foreign fleets — a policy that banned all forms of industrial fishing in 2015 is working and has the potential to help local fisherieIn addition, the analysis demonstrated that in Gambia — a country that experienced high levels of illegal fishing from foreign fleets — a policy that banned all forms of industrial fishing in 2015 is working and has the potential to help local fisheriein Gambia — a country that experienced high levels of illegal fishing from foreign fleets — a policy that banned all forms of industrial fishing in 2015 is working and has the potential to help local fisheriein 2015 is working and has the potential to help local fisheries.

«Indonesia's tough stance on illegal fishing not only jump - started recovery in their waters but also provided a viable example for countries all over the world that are plagued by overfishing driven by illegal behavior,» said co-author and Bren School professor Christopher Costello.

In late 2014, seeking to curtail those activities, the country implemented tough and controversial policies that resulted in the sinking of 318 illegal fishing boats (296 foreign - flagged), the banning of all foreign - owned and foreign - made boats from fishing in Indonesia and the restriction of transfers of fish at seIn late 2014, seeking to curtail those activities, the country implemented tough and controversial policies that resulted in the sinking of 318 illegal fishing boats (296 foreign - flagged), the banning of all foreign - owned and foreign - made boats from fishing in Indonesia and the restriction of transfers of fish at sein the sinking of 318 illegal fishing boats (296 foreign - flagged), the banning of all foreign - owned and foreign - made boats from fishing in Indonesia and the restriction of transfers of fish at sein Indonesia and the restriction of transfers of fish at sea.

In a paper published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, they demonstrate that for countries where illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is prevalent, addressing such activity could kick - start fishery recovery without reducing local fishing effort, catch and profiIn a paper published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, they demonstrate that for countries where illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is prevalent, addressing such activity could kick - start fishery recovery without reducing local fishing effort, catch and profiin Nature Ecology and Evolution, they demonstrate that for countries where illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is prevalent, addressing such activity could kick - start fishery recovery without reducing local fishing effort, catch and profit.

«In addition to a fishing ban, Mexico, the United States, and China need to take urgent and coordinated action to stop the illegal fishing, trafficking and consumption of totoaba.»

People in New York City's Times Square will witness plumes of pulverized bone erupt as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crushes one ton of confiscated ivory Friday to protest the illegal poaching of African elephants for the ivory trade.

A surge in illegal totoaba fishing, undermining of compensation schemes and resistance to the use of the smart fishing gear are all contributing to the vaquita's demise and create the need for a fisheries closure with stringent, year - round enforcement.

The countries in question undertake to improve fisheries governance in the region by upgrading data collection and scientific evaluation, establishing an ecosystem - based fisheries management framework and developing a culture of compliance to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Professor Bob Pressey, also from Coral CoE, says authorities could use this knowledge to match patrols to the time and place when illegal fishers are most likely to be in action.

Illegal and unreported fishing (in this paper taken to include illegal and unreported catches but to exclude discards and artisanal unregulated catches) prejudices the managed recovery of the world's oceans from severe fish depletions [2Illegal and unreported fishing (in this paper taken to include illegal and unreported catches but to exclude discards and artisanal unregulated catches) prejudices the managed recovery of the world's oceans from severe fish depletions [2illegal and unreported catches but to exclude discards and artisanal unregulated catches) prejudices the managed recovery of the world's oceans from severe fish depletions [2]--[4].

The ragtag crew of a fishing boat takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea, in this tense high - seas adventure co-scripted by South Korean genre - movie guru Bong Joon - ho.

Fishing at Marina Bay is illegal, yet fishing enthusiasts are still heading down to cast their lines with complete disregard for marine life that are living in close proFishing at Marina Bay is illegal, yet fishing enthusiasts are still heading down to cast their lines with complete disregard for marine life that are living in close profishing enthusiasts are still heading down to cast their lines with complete disregard for marine life that are living in close proximity.

It is illegal to carry fish in a fishbowl on a bus.

Detecting the illegal use of cyanide in fishing is being studied.

In my state, for instance, it is illegal to take any animal out of the wild without a fishing license, which limits the amount and species one can remove.

Also, it is totally ILLEGAL with scuba equipment or any type of fishing equipment within Marine Reserves and punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

In the 1970s, spearfishing for this species was made illegal by the California Department of Fish and Game.

Inscribed in 1994 for its exceptional biological diversity, the site is also suffering from illegal fishing and hunting.

Sharks are protected species in the country and all shark fishing is illegal.

Yet these marine structures are quite fragile and susceptible to changes in temperature, climate, pH values, illegal fishing practices and careless land use.

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Another effective factor for decreasing illegal fishing has been the increasing of tourism activities in park areas.

If you keep coming back you can also catch a fish so big that it's deemed «illegal» by the guy who runs the place — and, if you're feeling particularly mean, you can steal his hat and throw it in the pond.

This is an outstanding and unique place full of pelagic life, so we need to accelerate the incorporation of the islands into UNESCO as [a] natural heritage site in order to increase the protection of the islands against the prevailing illegal fishing corporations and big - game fishing.

In South Carolina it's illegal to go fishing with dynamite.