Reporting Illegal Fishing Activites

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This will provide a summary of the contact points and procedures for reporting illegal fishing activities in our local waters:

Recommended Procedures

1) Do your best to take a picture of the offending vessel showing the vessel registration (zoom)
2) Do your best to take a wide angle picture so that it's easier to see the vessels location
3) Do your best to capture the illegal activity
4) If your phone support video this tends to be better
5) When calling in the report try and give a precise location and use land marks as references.
6) Indicate the nature of the suspected illegal fishing activity.

Above all, stay safe. Don't jeopardise your personal safety when attempting to get this information.

Contact Points

Mr Patrick Pollacco
Principal Security Officer
Corporate Office
Malta Maritime Authority
Maritime Trade Centre
Marsa MRS 1917
Tel: (+356) 2291 4130
Fax: (+356) 2291 4139
Mob: (+356) 9942 1575
E-mail: patrick.pollacco@mma.gov.mt
(Contact 24x7)

Malta Police Depot Headquarters +356 21224001 - Contact 24x7

Veterinary Regulation, Fisheries Conservation and Control on +356 25905355 or +356 25905171.

Malta VTS (Call sign: MALTA VTS)
Ch. 69,16
Telephone: +356 2249 4202/4206/4207
Email: opsroom.afm@gov.mt
(Contact 24x7)

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