Amaltal Fishing Co Limited, along with the master of its fishing vessel, the Amaltal Apollo, have been a total of $71,500 for trawling in a protected area.
A Chinese company that dug a channel through mangroves and a coral reef to provide access to a multi-million-dollar resort and casino development on a Fijian island has been fined $FJ1 million ($650,000) by the High Court in Suva. The company was found guilty in April last year of
Vanuatu's new patrol boat, RVS Takuare, spotted four foreign vessels in Vanuatu's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between October 25 to November 5, as part of its first ever operation known as 'Kuru Kuru'.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (M.A.F.) has moved to take a tough stand against the breaching of fisheries regulations which prohibits the catching of under-sized fishes. The Assistant Chief Executive Officer (A.C.E.O) of the M.A.F.
Before the closure of the three-day International Environmental Law Video Conference...last Friday, the Chairman of Vanuatu Environmental Law Association (VELA), Colin Leo, made an interesting suggestion based on his professional observations of relevant court systems in the Pacific, for Van
After six years, the second Oceanic Fisheries Management Project in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) has come to an end...The aim of the project was to help the small island developing states of the WCPO ensure the sustainable management of their oceanic fisheries and to better unders
A week-long Fisheries Authorized Officer training was held last week at the Vanuatu Maritime College in Luganville, Santo.
In 2019, the Protected Areas Network (PAN) initiated joint efforts with the Bureau of Maritime Security and Fish & Wildlife Protection that aims to create a training program to enhance enforcement coordination and develop a conservation academy curriculum for PAN Rangers.
Two men have been found guilty of intentionally sinking a boat in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf...Auckland councillor Linda Cooper said the verdict should act as a lesson for others who are looking to make money at the expense of the environment.
A Memorandum of Understanding which was signed today will strengthen the Ministry of Forestry’s efforts in safeguarding Fiji’s forest cover estimated at approximately 1.1 million or 60 percent of the country’s total land area.
