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Sea Shepherd Assists Gabonese Navy and Fisheries Enforcement in the Arrest of Two Illegal Fishing Trawlers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2017 One week after the announcement of Operation Albacore II, a joint operation between Sea Shepherd and the Gabonese government to tackle illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in Central West Africa, the crew of the Sea Shepherd ship, Bob Barker, has assisted Gabonese authorities in the arrest of two illegal fishing trawlers. The two trawlers, Haixin 23 and Haixin 28, flagged to China, were intercepted when five fishing vessels were observed by radar crossing the border between the Republic of Gabon and the Republic of Congo under the

Sea Shepherd returns to Gabon to help combat illegal fishing in Africa’s largest marine protected area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2017 One month after Gabon’s president declared the creation of nine new national marine parks and 11 new aquatic reserves at the United Nations Ocean Conference in New York, the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd has been invited back to help the government combat illegal fishing in what is now Africa’s largest network of marine protected areas. Operation Albacore II is Sea Shepherd’s second campaign in partnership with the Gabonese government to tackle illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in Central West Africa. Throughout the 2017

Two Illegal Congolese Fishing Pirogues Arrested in Gabon's Territorial Waters

For Immediate ReleaseMonday September 12th, 2016 The crew of the Sea Shepherd ship, M/Y Bob Barker, has assisted Gabonese authorities in the arrest of two illegal fishing pirogues operating in waters off the coast of Gabon, Central West Africa.The arrests followed a coordinated effort between the Marine Nationale (Gabonese Navy), the ANPA (Fisheries Enforcement Agency) and Sea Shepherd to secure the Gabonese border with the Republic of Congo (Congo) from incursions made by illegal fishing vessels. At the time of interception the Congolese pirogues were actively engaged in illegal

MEDIA RELEASE - Operation Albacore Results in Detention of Spanish Long-liner in São Tomé

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday August 9th, 2016Further information and interview requests, contact: Peter Hammarstedt, Sea Shepherd GlobalE: peter@seashepherd.org.au Operation Albacore Results in Detention of Spanish Long-liner in São Tomé On the 6th of August, the Spanish long-line fishing vessel Alemar Primero was boarded in waters belonging to the Central African island state of São Tomé and Príncipe by São Toméan authorities, assisted by Sea Shepherd crew and law enforcement officers from Gabon. Although the long-liner was licensed to fish for 'tuna and similar species'

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday August 5th, 2016 Further information and interview requests, contact:Peter Hammarstedt, Sea Shepherd GlobalE: peter@seashepherd.org.au São Tomé and Príncipe joins Operation Albacore to further tackle IUU Fishing in the Gulf of Guinea The Sea Shepherd ship M/Y Bob Barker has arrived in the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe in a move to expand patrolling efforts against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing to include the waters of the West African island state. Under the name Operation Albacore, Sea Shepherd has been assisting the

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