Press Release

21 June 2021

London. UK. The untimely and yet unexplained death in March 2020 of Kiribati Fisheries Observer Eritara Aati Kaierua while at sea on the Taiwanese-flagged vessel the WIN FAR 636 has been highlighted in the international press by The Guardian, including reference to the recently published Human Rights at Sea investigation report which took 12 months to compile.

The Guardian’s article “Death at sea: the fisheries inspectors who never came home” is part of the The Guardian’s Pacific Plunder series of articles uncovering uncomfortable truths about exploitation in the region.

Independent Case Review of death of Kiribati fisheries observer Eritara Aati Kaierua. 19 May 2021.
Timeline of Events in case of death of Kiribati fisheries observer Eritara Aati Kaierua. 19 May 21.
Fisheries Observer Deaths at Sea, Human Rights and the Role and Responsibilities of Fisheries Organisations – Optimised