U.S. Tags Gulf Cartel Fishing/Smuggling Operation Along Texas Coast
Federal authorities identified an illegal fishing operation used by the Gulf Cartel that doubles as a human smuggling and drug trafficking scheme.
Illegal fishing
Ecuador Navy Launches Campaign to Expel Chinese Illegal Fishing Ships
Ecuador’s Navy announced the start of a campaign to protect the Galápagos Islands from Chinese illegal fishing vessels.
Argentina Intercepts Invading Illegal Chinese Fishing Vessel
The Argentine Navy intercepted and boarded an illegal Chinese fishing vessel caught 12 miles inside the nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), local media reported Wednesday.
Report: Illegal Chinese Fleet in South American Waters Is Devastating Fish Stocks
The persistent threat of an invasive fleet of illegal Chinese fishing ships in Latin American waters is depleting fish stocks.
U.S. Agrees to Help Ecuador Fight Maritime Crime After Years of Illegal Chinese Fishing
The United States and Ecuador signed an agreement to fight against transnational maritime activities, such as illegal Chinese fishing ships.
Report: Socialist Lula Does Nothing as Illegal Chinese Fishing Boats Swarm Brazil
Illegal Chinese fishing boats are plundering some of the Brazilian Amazon’s most fertile fishing grounds, sweeping up a wide variety of species including endangered fish, and significantly harming the national fishing trade, a local mayor told the Argentine news outlet Infobae in a report published Tuesday.
Study: Most Trash Polluting Galapagos Islands Comes from Illegal Chinese Fishing Boats
Illegal Chinese fishing boats are responsible for the majority of man-made ocean waste found near or in the Galapagos Islands Marine Preserve, which is located off Ecuador’s Pacific coast, the Latin American news site Infobae reported on Monday.
Ecuador Expands Reserve Around Galápagos amid Illegal Chinese Ship Invasion
Ecuador’s government announced Monday plans to expand an established marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the Galápagos Islands to deter illegal fishing of protected marine life in the area predominantly carried out by China, Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported Wednesday.
Environmentalists: Illegal Chinese Fishing Fleet Returns to Destroy Galapagos Islands
An Ecuadorian conservation group called Más Galápagos denounced China on Tuesday for deploying an illegal fishing fleet near Ecuador’s sovereign maritime territory in recent days, the Ecuadorian newspaper El Comercio reported.
Mexican Fisherman Killed in Boat Crash with U.S. Environmental Activists
A Mexican fisherman died and another one was seriously injured after their boat crashed with a ship of environmental activists. The activists were trying to stop illegal fishing in the Sea of Cortez, off the coast of Baja California. Mexico’s Navy rescued the fishermen and airlifted them to local hospitals.
Illegal Chinese Fishing Vessel Stopped near Remote Pacific Nation of Palau
Authorities in Palau said on Monday they recently detained a Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew members for illegally fishing in the tiny Pacific nation’s waters.
Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru Warn China to Stay Out of Their Waters
The governments of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru issued a joint statement Wednesday warning Chinese ships to stop fishing illegally within their sovereign territory.
North Korea Accuses South Korea of Intrusion to Find Body of Killed Official
North Korea accused South Korea of intruding into its territorial water after South Korea sent ships across the disputed sea boundary to find the body of an official recently killed by North Korean troops.
