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Aurelia Drift-Net Cooperative · “Wall of Death” operators

DisruptThreat: HighIllegal driftnet fleet

Doc Control AE-TGT-04Type Illegal driftnet fleetFlag / Jurisdiction StatelessIntervention Tier DisruptThreat HighStatus Active · net-fouling sorties ongoingLast Known Position North Pacific Transition ZoneClassification RESTRICTED // TIDEWATER-EYES-ONLY

Profile

A stateless cooperative running kilometres of illegal driftnet — the ‘walls of death’ that take everything in their path. Disrupt-tier: ROV teams foul propellers and tag-and-cut nets for recovery, then the gear becomes evidence.

Documented Crimes

Deployment of banned high-seas driftnets (>2.5 km)
Mass cetacean and sea-turtle bycatch
Ghost-gear abandonment across migratory corridors

Linked Operations

AE-FOR-2091-014

Species at Risk

Ocean Sunfish (AE-SPX-0010)Orca (AE-SPX-0011)

Standing Note

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Every metre of net we recover is logged, weighed, and photographed before disposal. The waste is the indictment.

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