Sea Shepherd joins forces with Tanzania to stop illegal fishing

FEB 06 2018 · 12:00

For years, illegal fishing vessels have operated off the African coast of Tanzania with impunity. But now, poachers and other illegal operators are being boarded, inspected, and arrested thanks to a new coalition of ocean conservationist and law enforcement. Sea Shepherd has partnered with Tanzanian authorities for Operation Jodari, a campaign to patrol the country’s sovereign waters with agents from the Deep Sea Fishing Authority, Tanzanian Navy and the Multi-Agency Task Team (MATT) stationed onboard Sea…