Coast Guard Seizes 40 Illegally Caught Sharks Off Texas Coast
The Coast Guard was able to seize 40 illegally caught sharks in federal waters off southern Texas after interdicting a lancha boat crew on August 2.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent a notification to Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders regarding four fishermen engaged in illegal fishing about 7 miles north of Maritime Boundary Line.
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson launched a 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat crew and seized illegal fishing equipment and 40 sharks found on board the lancha...
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