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Mauritius: Indian Ocean haven for pirate fishing vessels
Contents Pirate Fishing and the Southern Ocean The emergence of the toothfish fishery Mauritius: still harbouring pirates Pirate Fishing: global problem Mauritius: Also, check out our Pirates Gallery to see Greenpeace's list of recent activity in Mauritius |
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Mauritius: still harbouring the piratesDuring the Salvora affair, the Mauritian government made statements indicating its intention to not accept landings of toothfish by pirate vessels. At the time, Greenpeace welcomed these statements and urged the Mauritian government to turn its words into action and commit to ending its days as a pirate port. The Minister of Fisheries Mr Dan Beeharry publicly pledged that Mauritius would collaborate in the fight against illegal fishing for toothfish. Mr Beeharry’s comments were made after he had received visits from the French and Australian ambassadors, requesting that action be taken against the Salvora. In the 23 March, 1999 sitting of the Mauritius Parliament, Mr Clavel Malherbe, the Minister for Land Transport, Shipping and Port Development, said that the government was “stopping these vessels” and that future cases of illegal toothfish vessels would be catered for if he were in charge. Also in Parliament, Mr Malherbe responded to a question regarding the closure of Port Louis to transhipments of Patagonian toothfish in order to clear the image of Mauritius by saying: “…if we are not satisfied that the fish has been fished except in an authorised and not illegal manner, the vessel won’t be able to discharge for transhipment.” Malherbe also told the Parliament that the government was re-examining whether it should join CCAMLR. So far, it has not. Since March 1999, Greenpeace has continued to monitor IUU activities in Port Louis. Regrettably, and contrary to the statement by Mr Malherbe, we have observed continued transhipment of Patagonian toothfish through Port Louis by known IUU vessels. Even the Salvora, now renamed Polar, enjoys the freedom of Port Louis for landing pirate toothfish catches. So far as we have been able to ascertain, such activities have gone unchallenged by the Mauritian authorities. Pirate fishing: global problem
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