Tag: Murray McCully

• Wednesday, March 16th 2016 - 07:04 UTC

  Minister Hugo Swire: “The Commonwealth is no relic of the past”

  

  Minister of State Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP blogs on the importance of the Commonwealth following his visit to New Zealand and Canada.Sometimes the Commonwealth is seen as a relic of the past. I argue passionately that it is nothing of the sort. The test is always the same – would we invent the Commonwealth today? The answer is that we would. It is an important organisation for the present and the future.

• Monday, June 22nd 2015 - 05:17 UTC

  IUU fishing: Spain announces €11 million penalties against Galicia syndicate

  

  Spanish government last Friday announced penalties that could reach more than €11 million against Spanish nationals, including companies involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. An EU coalition of three international NGOs, including Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana and WWF described the fines as a historic moment in the battle against IUU fishing and are calling on other EU member states to follow suit with their own nationals.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:27 UTC

  Interpol issues Purple Notices on three vessels illegally fishing in Southern Ocean

  

  At the request of New Zealand, INTERPOL Purple Notices have been issued to seek information on the individuals and networks behind three vessels fishing illegally in the Southern Ocean.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2015 - 15:47 UTC

  Toothfish poachers caught red-handed in Antarctica waters slip away

  

  Staying hidden behind sea ice and large waves, sailors aboard a navy patrol boat from New Zealand sneaked up on three suspected poaching ships, then took photos and video of the fishermen hauling in prized fish in banned nets from the ocean near Antarctica. Seemingly caught red-handed, the crews of the rusting vessels just kept on fishing.

• Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 07:19 UTC

  New Zealand navy detects three toothfish poachers red-handed in the Ross Sea

  

  The New Zealand navy has discovered a third boat fishing illegally. The Foreign Ministry informed that the HMNZS Wellington caught another vessel, “Yongding”, to the west of the Ross Sea, in Antarctic waters.