NPG to Combat Global illegal Fishing
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wildmanyeah
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sickening
SpringFever552
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This is what I was referring to in "Chum return to Fraser"
Its massive and state sponsored going on for decades..
SpringFever552
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It's not just chum, steelhead. ..much bigger, dismal returns here in BC are blamed mostly on....well cant go there or my post gets deleted..
State sponsored building of high seas factory ships sent out with no flags, some are seized as those same countries turn a blind eye, only to build more ships to replace ones seized and sent out again , its a never ending game out there only getting worse
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And where or when did this get reported by any of our local Canadian news agencies ?? If this were more widely reported I suspect there would be vast support for more frequent patrolling of the north pacific rather than just once per year .. Better yet why not ongoing Satellite monitoring ?
AIS (Automatic Identification System) has been used since the 1990s to track all vessels over 300GRT - including fishing vessels. Initially the AIS coded VHF signal was only received by shore stations (with limited range for ocean-going vessels), but since ~2008 there has been satellite reception.
So theoretically, one should be able to track at least where these boats fish.
However, as with all things illegal - there are ways around these requirements - the simplest method is to turn off the AIS. Other more complex methods spoof the lat/longs.
So... w/o boots on the ground - tracking illegal fishing using AIS can have limited success - if not ineffective.
That's why these enforcement patrols are needed. BUT...
Any one country's jurisdiction only extends out to the EEZ - 200km, and there are many illegal fishing boats/activities well beyond that arbitrary line....
So theoretically, one should be able to track at least where these boats fish.
However, as with all things illegal - there are ways around these requirements - the simplest method is to turn off the AIS. Other more complex methods spoof the lat/longs.
So... w/o boots on the ground - tracking illegal fishing using AIS can have limited success - if not ineffective.
That's why these enforcement patrols are needed. BUT...
Any one country's jurisdiction only extends out to the EEZ - 200km, and there are many illegal fishing boats/activities well beyond that arbitrary line....
ship happens
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Sickening is right
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