Iu Fishing Issues

This table shows that the people smuggling to Australia is one of the most crucial issues faced by Australia through the Indian Ocean Region, especially in north-west part of Australia. Through 2009 and 2010, there has been a marked increase in the numbers of asylum seekers trying to enter Australia by sea, mostly across the Timor Sea and the northwest Indian Ocean. IUU fishing is a serious problem faced by Australia in the Indian Ocean, including off the Australia’s northwest coast. Increased world demand and the limitation of fish stocks elsewhere in the world have led the fisheries companies to fish in the Indian Ocean and an increasing presence of fishing ships from outside of the region. The involvement of these ships is facilitated largely