Brazen Ships Hauling Fish Near Antarctica Ignore Navy Patrol
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press] by Ciaran Giles and Harold Heckle - January 21, 2015
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - (AP) -- Staying hidden behind sea ice and large waves, sailors aboard a navy patrol boat from New Zealand sneaked up on three suspected poaching ships, then took photos and video of the fishermen hauling in prized fish in banned nets from the ocean near Antarctica. Seemingly caught red-handed, the crews of the rusting vessels just kept on fishing.
Authorities say this month's high-seas confrontations, and the detailed evidence collected, mark a first in Antarctic waters, where regulators have long suspected poaching activities but have found them difficult to police in an area that's roughly the size of the continental United ...
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