Epic Chase of Toothfish Poacher Thunder From Anarctica to West Africa Continues
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - March 25, 2015
Major Australian toothfish operator Austral Fisheries teamed up with ocean conservation group Sea Shepard to successfully stop the IUU toothfish F/V Thunder. This marks the latest success in the industry's longtime battle to eliminate IUU activity for toothfish; efforts that have reignited demand for the fish in the global market.
Austral's F/V the Atlas Cove joined with the Sea Shepherd's Bob Barker in tailing the illegal toothfish vessel. Sea Shepherd had been tracking the Thunder for 95 days, preventing it from illegally fishing for toothfish in waters managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resource (CCAMLR). Together the two vessels hope to force the Thunder to call port...
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