Western Sahara Resource Watch last week wrote about a new case of a former Norwegian vessel discarding fish in occupied Western Sahara.
The export of old Norwegian fishing vessels to Western Sahara constitutes a large problem, according to Greenpeace. A substantial part of the private fisheries fleet in occupied Western Sahara consists of old Norwegian fishing vessels. In 2014 The Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara wrote about the vessel Adrar, former Bømmelbas, which had dumped 1000 tonnes of sardines in 2013.
The new case of discards took place earlier this year, from the vessel Buland (ex-Røttingøy).
Both Røttingøy and Bømmelbas had been used by Moroccan generals with licences in Western Sahara.
Audun Maråk, CEO of the Norwegian Fishing Vessel Owners Association, told the newspaper, FiskeribladetFiskaren on 10 May told:
“I have commented on this issue before. Our association do not wish to see that Norwegian fisheries industry is associated with such illegal acts, particularly when no Norwegian players are involved".
UN body calls for the release of imprisoned Saharawi student
In a decision published yesterday, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concludes that the detention of the Saharawi student and human rights defender Al-Hussein Al-Bachir Ibrahim is arbitrary. The UN Working Group called on Morocco to immediately release him from the deplorable prison conditions.
Two Norwegians Are Now Being Deported from Occupied Western Sahara
Two more Norwegians, who travelled to occupied Western Sahara to learn about Morocco’s controversial energy projects in the territory, were detained by Moroccan police this afternoon and deported.
Norwegians deported from occupied Western Sahara - wanted to learn about renewable energy
Today, 25 Moroccan police officers showed up to expel two Norwegians from occupied Western Sahara. The two had traveled to learn what the Sahrawis think about Morocco's controversial renewable energy projects on occupied land.
UN committee highlights Moroccan impunity in occupied Western Sahara
Sahrawi civil society welcomes a new report from the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearance, and urges exhumations and identification of victims in the Morocco-occupied Western Sahara.