China Dominates "Dark" Network Behind Global Fishing Crisis

China dominates "dark" network behind global fishing crisis

Support networks—at sea and ashore—keep illegal squid fishing operations running deep in South American waters, new report finds.

DFFE accused of not acting against illegal fishing trawlers

Illegal fishing trawlers continue to enter South African commercial water without the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) presumably taking the necessary action to fulfill its oceans economy mandate under Operation Phakisa. According to Unathi Sonti, chairperson of the Maritime Business Council, the DFFE “knows about it (illegal fishing) as they have