An estimated 1.1 million sea turtles were illegally harvested from 1990 to 2020 — but today poaching poses less of a threat to these endangered reptiles. Poaching is less of a threat to the survival of sea turtles than it once was, a new analysis suggests.
Poaching threatens wildlife conservation around the world, and it's a top concern in protected conservation areas and parks, where rangers patrol the wilderness in an effort to deter and document this kind of illegal activity.
Two weeks following their release, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has issued a statement that the 28 Chinese poachers apprehended at Helen Reef last month are barred from returning to Palau, and will face prosecution if they attempt to repeat the crime.
Following their arrest this past Thursday for poaching off of Helen Reef, the twenty-eight-man crew of a Chinese fishing vessel has been escorted into Koror waters by Remeliik II, and is currently quarantining aboard their vessel off of the Marine Law Dock in Malakal...The Chinese fishermen had h
Minister Semi Koroilavesau says they are establishing fish warden programs and the Ministry is providing equipment for these officials to patrol traditional i-Qoliqoli areas.
Fishing grounds, in Fijian referred to as qoliqoli, are traditionally owned by clans or communities.
A programme to install webcams on Kāpiti Island is being expanded in an effort to clamp down on illegal poachers. The first webcam was installed at the end of 2018 and another last year. The group behind them, Guardians of the Kāpiti Marine Reserve, say they are already having an impact.
Poaching renders many of the world’s marine protected areas ineffective. Because enforcement capacity is often limited, managers are attempting to bolster compliance by engaging the latent surveillance potential of fishers.
A new study has found that nearly half of fishers from seven countries had witnessed someone poaching in marine protected areas in the past year and most of them did nothing about it. Click on the link below to read the the full article.
Poaching of marine resources from Marine Protected Areas continues to be a problem for the villagers of Serua Island.Click on the link below to read the full story.