5 Men Fined $51,000 for Illegal Fishing Bust

5 men fined $51,000 for illegal fishing bust

Five men have been charged after police made a major illegal fishing bust. (Source: WJAR via CNN Newsource)

Texts and emails help sink illegal Southland fishing ring

Bluff oysters. Photo: ODT Files Text and emails helped uncover an illegal seafood black market in Southland which has resulted in fines of almost $37,000.

Southland commercial fishermen sentenced for selling black market seafood worth thousands

It follows a larger investigation by Fisheries New Zealand into the illegal sale of seafood.

Civil Guard Dismantles Illegal Fishing Gang in Cartagena

Cartagena – The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia has successfully dismantled a criminal group engaged in illegal fishing activities. The operation, codenamed “Luz y Sombra”, was carried out in collaboration with the Regional Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and forms part of Spain’s Annual Plan for Integrated Control of Fishing Activities (PACIAP). Four individuals were arrested at the Los Nietos Nautical Club in Cartagena after being …