3 News, New Zealand The New Zealand Government recommended the vessel be blacklisted earlier this month, two months after fishery officers found evidence the boat had been working with illegal fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean…Thirty-four countries have signed the CCAMLR convention, and blacklisting would mean Paloma V would not be able to enter any ports in those nations …
5 Feb 2008: Oceana : The end of pirate fishing vessel Viarsa 1
FishUpdate.com THE Australian authorities have confirmed that last December one of the most infamous pirate fishing vessels, the Viarsa 1, was scrapped at a shipyard in Mumbai, India …
17 Jan 2008: Pirate fishing boat spotted by RNZAF
stuff.co.nz, New Zealand A pirate fishing boat spotted by an air force Orion in Antarctic waters has a track record and has previously been seized by the French Navy… Triton-1 was flagged to Sierra Leone but appears to be operated by a Spanish company… is well known to international authorities and used to be named Kinsho Maru No. 18 …
16 Jan 2008: Illegal fishing vessel found in Ross Sea
An RNZAF patrol carrying out surveillance against illegal fishing in the Ross Sea yesterday saw the Triton-1 120 nautical miles within the area managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources… “It’s detection is of very great concern. New Zealand is committed to combating illegal unreported and unregulated fishing in the Southern Ocean”… Response action includes …
2 Jan 2008: Saving the Chilean sea bass: Beverly man honored for work to put poachers behind bars
The Salem News, USA Today’s pirates have dropped the skull and crossbones, but they’re still out there sailing the high seas. Except instead of gold, they’re after illegal fish… One of the leaders in the fight to stop them is Beverly resident Andy Cohen… He was honored recently for his role in putting these poachers behind bars… There exists in …