Poacher escorted to Darwin
An Indonesian fishing vessel and its eight crew have been intercepted by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) and escorted to Darwin. A boarding party from…
Customs crack eel smuggling ring
French Customs have successfully intercepted an eel smuggling ring in the Paris area, seizing more that 300kg of live glass eels and arresting three people. Fishing for glass eels is…
Darwin court hands down sentences to illegal fishermen
Eight crew members from two Indonesian fishing vessels, intercepted last month have been convicted in the Darwin Local Court for offences under the Fisheries Management Act 1991. The illegal fishermen…
Beaking the rules nets fisherman hefty fine and ban
A fisherman and his company in New Zealand have been handed fines and a three-year fishing ban after being found guilty of contravening a variety of regulations. A court in…
Salmon poachers nabbed after bragging online
Caught after bragging on Facebook, two men from Northumbria have been given fines, ordered to do community work and were fortunate to get suspended rather than custodial sentences after being…
Danish minister takes aim at rogue beamers
In September last year Danish fisheries minister Rasmus Prehn tightened regulations relating to fishing in the Skagerrak and the North Sea – but with a large number of violations this…
Crab company works with border guards to remove illegal gear
A vessel operated by the Russian Crab Company has been working with the fisheries authorities to lift illegal gear and to release catches back into the water. Crabbing vessel Anabar…
Denmark cracks down on fishing offences
The Danish fisheries authorities have referred an investigation concerning a Dutch beam trawler to the police, and are seeking fines and confiscations totalling more than half a million Danish kroner.…
Long investigation leads to halibut fishing charges in Nova Scotia
As a result of a 24-month major case investigation in the Sambro area of Nova Scotia, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has laid 66 charges related to the illegal possession and…
Fishing scam nets company owner million-dollar fine
The owner of a New Zealand seafood company has been landed with heavy penalties following the uncovering of a commercial scam concerning almost $1 million worth of black market pāua…