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Canada’s new Dark Vessel Detection program is using cutting-edge satellite technology to find illegal fishing vessels that attempt to hide in plain sight stealing fish from waters around the world.

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“Dark” vessels switch off their location transmitters to avoid detection so they can engage in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, called IUU.

IUU fishing is a major contributor to the decline of fish stocks and marine habitat destruction, which undermines the livelihoods of legitimate fish harvesters.


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Canada’s new Dark Vessel Detection program is using cutting-edge satellite technology to find illegal fishing vessels that attempt to hide in plain sight stealing fish from waters around the world.

satellite-detection-of-illegal-fishing-Dark-Vessel-Program-Fisheries-and-Oceans-Canada-released-1024x522.jpg


“Dark” vessels switch off their location transmitters to avoid detection so they can engage in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, called IUU.

IUU fishing is a major contributor to the decline of fish stocks and marine habitat destruction, which undermines the livelihoods of legitimate fish harvesters.


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Canada Launches Satellite Technology That Identifies ‘Dark Vessels’ Illegally Catching Billions of Fish
Now if they could just impound those ships.
 
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We reportedly have Japanese processing ships that come not so far off shore here that tuna fisherman go to rather than bring the tuna back to port. Irritates me because coming to port means following regulations on size and quantity. Plus the ships pay more. Tuna are fairly plentiful here in Cape Cod bay, be nice if it stays that way.
 
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