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Spanish Fishing Vessel Intercepted Off Europa Point While Fishing Illegally

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The skipper was reported and escorted from Gibraltar waters after catching protected species and threatening officers

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Gibraltar Skirmishes a Spanish Fisherman for Fishing in Waters Considered by the Rock to Be Its Own

Leoncio Fernández, who exercised in his day as patron of the Fishermen's Brotherhood of La Línea de la Concepción in the middle of the fishing conflict, was ...

·Madrid, Spain
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Spanish fishing vessel intercepted off Europa Point while fishing illegally

The skipper was reported and escorted from Gibraltar waters after catching protected species and threatening officers

·Málaga, Spain
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Gibraltar Denounces a Spanish Fishing Vessel that Was Operating Off Europa Point

The vessel 'La Rápida', captained by Leoncio Fernández, was caught by Gibraltarian agents with longlines and three rays on board, a species protected under Gibraltarian law. Gibraltar reopens the battle with Spain over 12 million miles of maritime territory.

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Europa Sur broke the news on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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