PescaDOLUS video: Large Ocean Nations and Transnational Organised Fisheries Crime
PescaDOLUS released its second educational video at the launch of the Large Ocean Nations Forum on Transnational Organised Fisheries Crime at FishCRIME 2018. The video unpacks the concept of Large Ocean Nations, highlights the adverse impacts of transnational fisheries crime on such nations and underscores the importance of joint action in a global context towards […]
Launch of the LE Femmes network
The LE Femmes network, of which PescaDOLUS is the Secretariat, was launched at a luncheon at UN City, Copenhagen as part of FishCRIME 2018. Graciously hosted by the Network’s Chair, Medina Thiam, the launch encouraged interaction between women fisheries crime law enforcement officers and researchers in the field towards building a strong network shaped by the […]
Large Ocean Nations Forum on Transnational Organised Fisheries Crime
PescaDOLUS co-hosted a well-attended launch of the Large Ocean Nations Forum on Transnational Organised Fisheries Crime at the start of FishCRIME 2018. Attended by Ministers from the Faroe Islands, Palau and Kiribati alongside high levels from the Nordic Council of Ministers and Norway, with presentations from representatives of Fiji, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mauritius, Sao Tome and […]
Large Ocean Nations workshop 15 October, FishCRIME 2018
PescaDOLUS will host a Large Ocean Nations (LONs) workshop on the morning of 15 October as part of the 2018 FishCRIME symposium at the UN City, Copenhagen. The aim of the workshop is awareness-raising on the challenges of Large Ocean Nations (LONs) around transnational organised fisheries crime and the establishment of the Large Ocean Nations Forum […]
Formation of ‘LE Femmes Network’ and visit to World Maritime University
The Fisheries Crime Working Group (FCWG) formed its law enforcement women’s network – the LE Femmes Network – at the UN City, Copenhagen on 23 April 2018. The formation meeting was attended by an all-female group of representatives from FCWG, UNODC, UNDP, INTERPOL and PescaDOLUS. The LE Femmes Network will function as a hub for women […]
FishCRIME 2018
PescaDOLUS is proud to be associated for the fourth year in a row with the hosting of the annual International Fisheries Crime Symposium. FishCRIME 2018 will take place on 15-16 October 2018 at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark. The focus of FishCRIME 2018 will be on advancing efforts towards high level political commitment to […]
Meeting: International Fisheries Crime Expert Panel in Jakarta, Indonesia
PescaDOLUS serves as the Secretariat to the recently formed International Fisheries Crime Expert Panel (IFCEP). The Panel recently held its first official meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, hosted by representatives of the Presidential Task Force to Combat Illegal Fishing. The IFCEP is built upon the outcome from the […]
FishCRIME 2018 planning meeting, UNCity, Denmark
The FishCRIME 2018 planning committee recently held its first official on-site meeting on 6 March at the UNCity, Copenhagen, Denmark, the venue of the upcoming FishCRIME 2018 Symposium. The planning meeting was attended by representatives of the co-organisers of the 2018 symposium including the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, the Nordic Council of […]
PescaDOLUS attends FishFORCE Academy launch NMU, Port Elizabeth
PescaDOLUS directors Emma Witbooi and Moenieba Isaacs recently attended the launch of the FishFORCE Academy at the Ocean Sciences Campus, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth. The launch took place as part of a two-day conference ‘Protecting Marine Resources: A Tangled Web’ hosted by the FishFORCE Academy at the university. Dr Witbooi presented on the important […]
PescaDOLUS first Fisheries Crime Research Workshop: FishSEARCH: 27 September 2017, Vienna
PescaDOLUS held its first dedicated fisheries crime research workshop (FishSEARCH) in Vienna on Wednesday 27th September 2017 at the Vienna International Centre. The workshop was generously funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, the UNODC and the North Atlantic Fisheries Intelligence Group (NA-FIG). […]