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GLOBAL COMPETITION OVER FISH STOCKS INCREASINGLY AFFECTS HAWAII
Honolulu Civil Beat - August 2, 2021
Competition over dwindling fish stocks has led to violent confrontations around the world. Hawaii longliners are feeling the effects.
In the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 1, 2020, the Robin II, a Honolulu-based fishing longliner, was confronted by a larger Taiwanese-flagged vessel about 115 miles south of Hawaii.
DOD TO LAUNCH AI COMPETITION TO DETECT, DEFEAT ILLEGAL FISHING
DoD News - July 22, 2021
The Defense Innovation Unit and Global Fishing Watch, a nonprofit that uses satellites to provide a view of global fishing activities, announced today a new xView3 Challenge to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
The xView3 is a competition with a $150,000 prize.
HAWAII’S FISHERMEN ARE WORRIED ABOUT CHINA’S FLEET. SO IS THE MILITARY
Honolulu Civil Beat - May 17, 2021
by Kevin Knodell
The U.S. military increasingly sees illegal fishing as a national security threat and has China’s vast government-subsidized fleet in its sights.
INADEQUACY OF US SCREENING SYSTEM FOR IUU RISKS LAID BARE IN TRADE STUDY
SeafoodSource - April 7, 2021
by Mark Godfrey
Seafood caught via illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and fishing involving forced labor amounting to USD 2.4 billion (EUR 2 billion) was imported into the United States in 2019, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Photo courtesy of the Seafood Working Group