Panama conducts large illegal fishing bust in protected Pacific waters

Panama conducts large illegal fishing bust in protected Pacific waters

Panamanian authorities seized six longliner vessels on Jan. 20 for fishing illegally in protected waters. They also opened an investigation into an additional 10 vessels that surveillance data showed had apparently been fishing in the area but left by the time authorities arrived. The seizures took place in the Cordillera de Coiba, a marine protected area that’s part of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor, which connects several MPAs in…

From 15 February to 15 March, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, through the National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (Conapesca), together with the Ministry of the Navy, seized more than 157 thousand kilos of illegal fishery product in 12 entities of the country.

As part of its commitment to sustainable fishing, INPESCA, through the Fisheries Research Directorate, conducted scientific monitoring aboard an industrial vessel, obtaining data on the finfish resource in the waters of the Nicaraguan Pacific. This work represents the efforts of the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity, which is a frequent activity carried out by research biologists on fishing grounds. This effort yielded detailed inf…

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Panama conducts large illegal fishing bust in protected Pacific waters - EnviroLink Network

Panamanian authorities seized six longliner vessels on Jan. 20 for fishing illegally in protected waters. They also opened an investigation into an additional 10 vessels that surveillance data showed had apparently been fishing in the area but left by the time authorities arrived. The seizures took place in the Cordillera de Coiba, a marine protected area that’s part of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor, which connects several MPAs in