Sea Shepherd will chase illegal Patagonian toothfish poachers in Southern Ocean
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [ABC- transcript] By Felicity Ogilvie - November 21, 2014 -
Sea Shepherd is turning its sights to illegal fishing boats this summer. The organisation is sending two ships to the Southern Ocean to chase and possibly confiscate fishing gear from boats that are illegally taking Antarctic and Patagonian toothfish from the icy waters of the Southern Ocean.
International law Professor Donald Rothwell from the Australian National University says the Sea Shepherd Society doesn't have a legal basis to enforce Australian fisheries law in the Southern Ocean.
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