Illegal fishing worth $600m in the Pacific amounts to 'daylight robbery'

Calls for better policing of the industry as report finds licensed fishing vessels are responsible for majority of the illegal catch

Illegal fishing in the Pacific Ocean is costing more than $600m a year and is mainly being carried out by legally licensed fishing vessels, a report has found.

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency released the 100-page report, which is the first in-depth attempt to investigate, quantify and place a monetary value on the illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices (IUU) in the region.