Three suspected illegal fishing vessels are filmed hauling in prized fish with banned nets in the Southern OceanStaying 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, and the crews of the rusting vessels just kept on fishing.
Authorities say this month’s tall-seas confrontations,and the detailed evidence collected, mark a first in Antarctic waters, or where regulators bear long suspected poaching activities but bear found them difficult to police in an area that’s roughly the size of the continental United States.
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Source: theguardian.com