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Why inter-regional cooperation is the next big thing for IUU
TMT’s West and Central Africa Programme Lead, Vivian Koutob, reflects on working with African coastal states to tackle illegal fishing - turning shared challenges into shared strengths. In the photo below, you see four organisations — Blue Ventures , PRCM , TMT , and Global Fishing Watch — each playing a vital role in supporting regional bodies and national authorities across West Africa to strengthen ocean governance and fisheries management. If you’ve been working in fis
Oct 172 min read
Regional workshop launches U.S. funded project to strengthen efforts against illegal fishing in the Western Indian Ocean
Regional workshop in Dar es Salaam brings together WIO coastal States, partners and the U.S. to strengthen intelligence-led patrols...
Sep 263 min read
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The Blue Cordon is a concept for a Pan-African network of Regional Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance Centers protecting Africa's...
Aug 221 min read
New partnership with Gabon offers vital step towards stronger port controls that combat illegal fishing
Gabon's Minister of the Sea, Fisheries and Blue Economy, Ms. Laurence Ndong with Ms. Viviane Koutob - West Africa Program Lead for TMT In...
Jul 103 min read
The blue economy's hidden catch: unmasking the threat of illegal fishing
Masayuki Agawa / Ocean Image Bank Illegal fishing and opaque ownership structures challenge the integrity of sustainable ocean economies....
Jun 74 min read
TMT launches organisational strategy 2024 - 2030
We are pleased to present TMT's first public strategy, covering the period 2024 – 2030. Over the coming years, we expect that our...
May 72 min read
Strengthening Inter-Agency Collaboration in Senegal to Combat IUU Fishing
Stakeholder co-operation and collaboration remain key in efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Senegal....
Apr 303 min read
TMT welcomes the Monrovia Declaration on illegal fishing in West Africa
A high-level political declaration supported by Ministers from six West African countries at a key meeting in Liberia in December has...
Jan 212 min read
Progress and expansion for intelligence-led fisheries port controls
Strong port state measures are crucial to ensuring that illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing has no market to land their catch and...
Dec 20, 20243 min read
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