INTERPOL Efforts to Combat Fisheries Crime

February 2014

Bradley SOULE

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What is INTERPOL?

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Objectives Raise awareness of fisheries crime

and its consequences;

Establish National Environmental Security Task Forces (NESTs) to ensure institutionalized cooperation between national agencies and international partners;

Assess the needs of vulnerable countries; and

Conduct operations to suppress criminal activity, disrupt trafficking routes and ensure the enforcement of national legislation.

INTERPOL initiative to detect, suppress and combat fisheries crime

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Activities Create a strategic plan for INTERPOL’s role in

capacity building, information exchange and operational support;

Support and develop the Fisheries Crime Working Group;

Create a case study on fisheries crime in West

Africa;

Enhance expertise and expand INTERPOL’s international marine enforcement network;

Provide expert recommendations on more effective and efficient fisheries-related environmental law compliance and enforcement methods; and

Conduct region- or commodity-specific

targeted operations tailored to vulnerable areas.

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Project Approach

Fisheries Crime Working Group (FCWG)

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1st Meeting – February 2013 – Lyon, France 2nd Meeting – November 2013 – Nairobi, Kenya

Board Chair – Mr Gunnar A. Stølsvik, Norway

Vice Chair – Mr Stuart Cory, United States Secretary – Ms Foluke O. Areola, Nigeria

Support Officer – Ms Jennifer Reeves, United Kingdom

Projects Intelligence – Mr Tor Glistrup, Norway

Capacity Building & Advocacy – Mr Ceba Mtoba, South Africa

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NEST

National Environmental Security Task Force (NEST)

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security

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NEST

Structure of a NEST

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NEST

National Environmental Security Seminar (NESS)

National Environmental

Security Steering

Committee

(NESSC)

Head of Police

Heads of Environment

Agencies

Head Prosecutor

Head of Customs

National Environmental Security Steering Committee

(NESSC)

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NEST

Case Studies – INTERPOL Notices

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security

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NEST

Case Studies – Fishing Vessel Snake (?)

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security

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NEST

Case Studies – Fishing Vessel Snake (?)

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security

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NEST

Case Studies – Fishing Vessel Thunder (?)

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security

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NEST

Case Studies – Fishing Vessel Thunder (?)

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security

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NEST

Case Studies – Shark Finning

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security

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NEST

Case Studies – Shark Finning

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security

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NEST

Case Studies – Shark Finning

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security

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NEST

Case Studies – Fishing Vessels Berkat Menjala No 23 & Samudera Pasific No 8

Bringing compliance and enforcement agencies together to maintain environmental security