Sea Shepherd in Hot Pursuit of Yet Another Toothfish Poacher in Southern Ocean
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [ABC] By Felicity Ogilvie - January 15, 2015 -
While the New Zealand navy is trying to stop three ships poaching Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish in the Southern Ocean, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is in hot pursuit of another.
The illegal fishing boats, believed to be carrying a catch worth $8 million on the black market in South-East Asia, are all flying flags on convenience to avoid prosecution.
All the ships have been given a purple notice by Interpol for illegal fishing, but finding and prosecuting the ships' owners is a difficult, if not impossible, task.
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