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Oceana Finds China’s Fishing Fleet Swarms Galápagos, then Disappears from Sight

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Friday, December 22, 2023

The country’s fishing fleet was identified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity and human rights abuses in its 2023 biennial report to U.S. Congress .

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  • The country’s fishing fleet was identified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity and human rights abuses in its 2023 biennial report to U.S. Congress .
  • Oceana analyzed the activity of Chinese-flagged fishing vessels in the EEZ around the Galápagos Islands using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from Global Fishing Watch (GFW),** an independent nonprofit founded by Oceana in partnership with SkyTruth and Google.
  • Most (94%) of the Chinese fishing vessels were squid jiggers, which accounted for an apparent 134,000 hours of fishing.
  • For these reasons, GFW qualifies all designations of vessel fishing effort, including synonyms of the term "fishing effort," such as "fishing" or "fishing activity," as "apparent," rather than certain.

National Wildlife Federation Announces Shubber Ali as Garden for Wildlife, Inc. CEO

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Monday, February 6, 2023

RESTON, Va., Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Wildlife Federation announced the launch of its Garden for Wildlife, Inc. enterprise led by CEO Shubber Ali. As CEO, Ali will drive the company's mission to empower individuals and businesses to create a more sustainable world and help wildlife, starting in their own yards.

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  • RESTON, Va., Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Wildlife Federation announced the launch of its Garden for Wildlife, Inc. enterprise led by CEO Shubber Ali.
  • Building on 50 years of native plant education, with the science and conservation expertise of the National Wildlife Federation, Garden for Wildlife created a profitable enterprise to sustain its mission.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Shubber Ali as the new CEO of Garden for Wildlife, Inc.," said Collin O'Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation.
  • "Garden for Wildlife will continue to assist the National Wildlife Federation in its goal of conserving iconic species, developing initiatives to ensure all communities build connections to wildlife, and convey the tremendous benefits of wildlife habitats to communities across the nation."

XR Immersive Tech Announces Addition of Health & Safety VR Training Content to SynthesisVR Marketplace

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

SynthesisVR is the partner that has all of that, we are working towards many great things and this is just the beginning".

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  • SynthesisVR is the partner that has all of that, we are working towards many great things and this is just the beginning".
  • The company is also pleased to announce that VR Industry veterans and founders of SynthesisVR, Shabeer Sinnalebbe and Kamen Petrov, have agreed to join the Board of Directors.
  • XR Immersive Techs Board of Directors is confident that their leadership will yield ongoing success for the Company.
  • ABOUT XR IMMERSIVE TECH INC.
    XR Immersive Tech is building the industry's premier location-based Metaverse Platform.

MDA PROVIDES GLOBAL FISHING WATCH ACCESS TO RADARSAT-2 ARCHIVE TO HELP COMBAT ILLEGAL FISHING

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

MDA is providing Global Fishing Watch (GFW) an international non-governmental organization committed to advancing the sustainability of our oceans through increased transparency with access to the company's RADARSAT-2 satellite radar archive.

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  • MDA is providing Global Fishing Watch (GFW) an international non-governmental organization committed to advancing the sustainability of our oceans through increased transparency with access to the company's RADARSAT-2 satellite radar archive.
  • GFW intends to utilize the archive to map IUU fishing patterns using science-based analytics that will be used by international policymakers, conservationists and researchers to more effectively fight these illegal practices.
  • "Global Fishing Watch is revealing human activity in the ocean and making it freely available to the world.
  • MDA is active every day in the fight against IUU, providing near real-time monitoring of fishing activity to nations through the MDA Maritime Insights platform.

Athenex Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athenex, Inc., (NASDAQ: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, announced today that Mr. Joe Annoni will join Athenex as its new Chief Financial Officer and Officer of the Company, effective immediately.

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  • BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athenex, Inc., (NASDAQ: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, announced today that Mr. Joe Annoni will join Athenex as its new Chief Financial Officer and Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
  • The Board of Directors joins me in welcoming Joe to his new position as CFO, said Johnson Lau, Chief Executive Officer ofAthenex.
  • Joes appointment will provide Athenex with the seasoned leadership in finance to help us execute on our corporate objectives.
  • Mr. Annoni, Chief Financial Officer, said, I am honored to join Athenexs leadership team at such a pivotal time and to lead its finance organization as we refocus the companys efforts to unlock shareholder value.