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 members.
Not exact matches
Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE) at James Cook University, who are attending the conference, have found a way to predict
illegal fishing activities to help authorities better protect marine
reserves.
Illegal fishing in marine
reserves will be a major focus at the IUCN World P...
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.
Because the people have lost their livelihood, many people are using
illegal nets to
fish, and this too has caused the fishery
reserve to become degraded.
We also work with governments and partners to protect fragile marine
reserves from
illegal fishing and shark finning, to enhance public and political will for anti-poaching efforts, and to reduce climate change impacts.