Fiji pushes defence role in crime fight
FIJI is pushing for greater use of defence capabilities to support law enforcement agencies as transnational organised crime becomes
Surveillance
Joint operation monitors illegal fishing
TEN Pacific nations conducted a joint military operation to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in
Solomons police seek aerial help
SOLOMON Islands police have turned to drone technology in the fight against transnational crime. The increase in drug trafficking by
Solomons issues flu alert
THE Solomon Islands healthy ministry says it is closely monitoring an increase in flu-like illness across the
Pacific leaders urge investment in regional fisheries surveillance centre
PACIFIC governments and development partners must invest in a modern regional fisheries surveillance centre to counter changing illegal fishing practices and wider maritime security threats, Solomon Islands Foreign
Wale visits fisheries surveillance centre ahead of regional talks
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale visited the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre on Wednesday ahead of the 55th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting, touring the
Operation Island Chief identifies 16 vessels in illegal fishing crackdown
A REGIONAL surveillance operation targeting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing identified 16 vessels of interest and led to the detention or apprehension of four
Patrol vessel to boost maritime security in New Caledonia
THE French Navy's patrol vessel, Jean-Tranape, will arrive in Nouméa today in a significant upgrade to the territory's
Eyes in the skies
IN recent months, several seizures of large amounts of narcotics across the Pacific have exposed the region’s massive blind
Push for non-stop maritime surveillance
CALLS are rising for greater surveillance of Pacific maritime routes as drug traffickers increase their use of
Joint fisheries exercise goes high tech
PACIFIC nations have covered more than 30 million square kilometres of ocean in a regional effort to detect and deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated
