April 5, 2023
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The Marshall Islands is making use of a "maritime domain awareness platform" developed by a New Zealand company to identify suspected illegal fishing activity in the western Pacific. Information gleaned by Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) fisheries surveillance officers via the platform has already led to Thailand banning a tuna carrier vessel from unloading its $US7 million cargo last month based on concerns for alleged illegal fishing activity in Kiribati.
