Maritime surveillance operation begins in Pacific
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A maritime surveillance operation is underway in the South Pacific involving authorities from 10 Pacific countries and Australia, France and the United States.
Operation Kuru-Kuru is covering a 10 million square radius of the ocean with authorities on the look out for illegal activity including people trafficking, smuggling and illegal fishing.
Maritime officials in Solomon Islands say 20 vessels have already been tagged for investigation for because of anomalies with registration papers.
Governments in the region are clamping down on illegal fishing as the industry is a major source of revenue for many Pacific nations.
