1. Jale Wea Fisheries Assistant Investigation Ministry of Fisheries Fiji
COMBATING FISHERIES CRIME TOWARD ACHIEVING SDG GOALS 2 & 14
Jale Wea
Fisheries Assistant Investigator
Ministry of Fisheries Fiji
(15-17 Fish CRIME Symposium)
Copenhagen, Denmark
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& 14
Jale Wea
Fisheries Assistant Investigation
Ministry of Fisheries Fiji

2. Semi Koroilavesau – Fiji Fisheries Minister
WE ARE LINKED BY THE OCEAN SURROUNDING US, ONLY OUR IMAGINATION WILL LIMIT OUR THOUGHTS REGARDING ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT HUMANS CAN BRING TO THE OCEAN. FISHERIES AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME IS ONE OF THE MANY, BUT ONE TO IMPORTANT TO IGNORE
Semi Koroilavesau – Fiji Fisheries Minister
19 June 2017
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3. FIJI
BEAUTIFUL COASTAL STATE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC APPROX 300 SMALL ISLANDS- 1/3 INHABITED
VAST EXPANSE OF OCEAN TERRITORY-
TERRITORAIL SEA- Sovereignty
Fiji Archipelago- 11,685sq.nm
Rotuma-940sq.nm
Ceva-i-ra - 625sq.nm
Total TS-13,250sq.nm
EEZ-EXTENDS 200NM FROM BASELINE
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FIJI?

4. FIJI FISHERIES
RECOGNISE THE SEA AND THE OCEAN AS THE FIJIAN MAIN SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD
COMMITED TOWARDS THE ACHIVENEMENT OF SDG 2 & 14 THROUGH A BLUE ECONOMY
AWARE ON THE PRESENCE OF IUU IN THE REGION
COMMITED TO EXPOSE AND ERADICATE TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED FISHERIES CRIME

5. CHALLENGES TOWARDS SDG 14 & 2
COASTAL REGULATIONS
Too old
Struggled to keep up with pace set by commercial, subsistence & recreational
FOOD SECURITY
Increase in coastal illegal commercial fishing is becoming a threat to Food Security of the people

6. Cont’d SURVEILLANCE ASSETS & SUPPORT CRAFT
Lack of surface and aerial assets to surveil claimed Fiji sovereignty and sovereign rights waters
FINANCE???????
Who is going to pay??????????????????????

7. SOLUTION 1.1 SEASIONAL BAN & RESTRICTIONS
1. GAZZETE PUBLIC NOTICE
Confiscated sea cucumber
1.1 SEASIONAL BAN & RESTRICTIONS
1.1.1 Seasonal ban on Grouper species(June- Sept)
1.1.2 Complete ban on Sea cucumber

8. Cont’d
JOINED OPERATION Operation Wasawasa (NZ MPI, NZ Navy) Operation Calypso 2016 (NZ MPI, NZ Navy) Regional Operation (Kurukuru, Tui Moana)

9. INFORMATION SHARING National, regional, worldwide BOADER SECURITY COLLABORATION (national, regional, worldwide)

10. RESULTS
An increase in Coastal sea patrol in
Over 10 tonnes of sea cucumber seized from the North
Sights of unidentified dark vessel on Fiji EEZ

11. Semi Koroilavesau: Fiji Fisheries Minister 2018
Let us never ignore and let us ensure that we collaborate with each other to ensure that we sustain our resources for the sake of the people and the future generation, AND FOR PERPETUAL SOLIDARITY
Semi Koroilavesau: Fiji Fisheries Minister 2018

12. VINAKA VAKALEVU

13. Reference https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/58567.p d
ocean-eez/
-Supports-Village-Livelihoods-and-Spurs-Business-in-Fiji
boats-in-fijis-eez/