According to a recent Reuters report, Gambia is currently negotiating deals with private companies to crack down on IUU fishing in the country's territorial waters.
Maritime security
During the research for my PhD thesis, I have often found that maritime issues are not a priority for governments in Africa. While there are
Maritime operations in West Africa, especially in the inner Gulf of Guinea, are often complicated by a lack of security. Additional protection measures, both privately
On 3 May, Ocean Beyond Piracy's new State of Maritime Piracy 2016 report was launched in London. Together with Maisie Pigeon, I had the honour
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has urged the shipping industry to apply diligently IMO guidance and best management practices to avert possible piracy attacks, in the
My most recent article has been published by the Centre for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC). It discusses European involvement in the provision of maritime security in
Many of the areas reviewed in this concluding issue of Risk Intelligence's Strategic Insights series will be familiar to maritime operators and long-time readers of Strategic Insights: Somalia
Everybody who is interested in maritime issues in West Africa should have a look at a new document, published by Risk Intelligence. The Nigeria maritime security
An international agreement that has been instrumental in repressing piracy and armed robbery against ships in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden
National Geographic's new series "Lawless Oceans" follows special investigator Karsten von Hoesslin on his worldwide trail to solve killings infamously caught on camera and uploaded