Surveillance and Response

Google Earth - Howto - Add network Link

In order to view the operational picture in google earth please follow the following steps

1.  Open Google Earth

2.  Right click on "My Places"  in the Places panel on the left hand side

GE Places Location

3. Choose "Add" and then "Network Link"

 

PNG Minister of Defence visits FFA

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, TUESDAY 5 MAY 2009: The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFAi) was pleased to host the Hon Bob Dadae MP, Papua New Guinea Minister for Defence, who visited the regional headquarters of FFA while visiting Honiara on official business.

FSM pursues Taiwanese ship

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) pursued a Taiwanese long line fishing vessel Yu Fong 168 which was believed to be illegally fishing in Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) and FSM EEZi. After the request of RMI, FSS Independence from FSM was dispatched to board and investigate.

FSS Independence departed Pohnpei on Jan 30,09 at 1630hrs. On Saturday Jan 31,09 at 1740hrs FSS Independence met up with Yu Fong 168  which was in the process of hauling in their line in RMI's EEZ, just over the FSM border and in the RMI EEZ north of Pohnpei.

Kiribati Catches Two Boats Illegally Fishing

Pacific Magazine

18th November 2008

Kiribati has arrested two more foreign fishing boats for violating their fishing agreements, bringing to three the number of vessels from distant water fishing nations that it has intercepted fishing illegally in the past three months.

U.S. Cutter Seizes Shark Fins Aboard U.S. Boat In Cook Waters

Pacific Magazine

November 3rd 2008

A U.S. Coast Guard boarding team seized 15 pounds of shark fins aboard a U.S. fishing vessel in the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZi).

Defence calls to scrap Pacific patrol vessels

Sydney Morning Herald

September 30 2008

A CENTRAL plank of Australia's efforts to enhance security and improve ties in the Pacific - a program to help 12 countries patrol their waters - has become too costly and should be scrapped, a Defence report recommends.