The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has completed support to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) Operation Rai Balang for 2024, working with Pacific partners to detect and deter illegal fishing activity in the region.
Through Operation Solania, ADF personnel contributed to the FFA’s coordinated maritime surveillance operation to detect activities such as illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing. This iteration of Operation Solania had a dedicated Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-27J Spartan operate out of…
