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Find out how your country plays a role in the illegal decimation of the
Patagonian toothfish.
What do we mean by pirate fishing vessels
anyway?
Also, check out our of known pirate fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean.
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Namibia
- Pirate port - Walvis Bay in Namibia is the second largest pirate
port for toothfish. CCAMLR estimates that in 1998/9, 4502 tonnes of
green landings of toothfish were landed here. About 2%, or 920 tonnes
of Japanese and US imports of toothfish in 1998 came from Namibia.
- Flag of convenience country -- Namibia is a country that sells
its flag to foreign companies seeking to escape fisheries regulation.
There are believed to be pirate toothfish vessels using the Namibian
flag.
Contact the Namibian government.
Click on the map to find out how your region plays a role in the illegal decimation of the Patagonian Toothfish.
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