Poacher crew sentenced at Darwin court
Seven fishermen pleaded guilty to fishing illegally in Australian waters at Darwin Local Court. They were intercepted following a report from a member of the public of a suspected foreign…
Tougher penalties for poachers
An Australian court has handed down increasingly tough penalties to the crews of Indonesian fishing vessels intercepted in Australian waters. Both vessels were destroyed at sea and the crews faced…
Poachers get fines and prison time for repeat offences
Eleven Indonesian fishermen have pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in three separate cases at Darwin Local Court. In all three instances, vessels were destroyed at sea and…
Sea cucumber harvesters hit by Chinese tariffs
The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) has appealed to Canada’s federal fisheries minister Joanne Thompson and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Sean Fraser to…
Newfoundland union calls out processing giants
The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) has named major processors Ocean Choice International (OCI) and Royal Greenland as the producers declining to buy sea cucumber catches from small-sacle…
Five interceptions off Australian coast
The Australian authorities continue to crack down on Indonesian fishermen seeking to fish in Australian waters. In just a few days earlier this month Australian Border Force intercepted a series…
Poachers guilty, repeat offender jailed
Nine Indonesian nationals have pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in two separate cases at Darwin Local Court, following an incident in August when Australian authorities identified, intercepted…
Sea cucumber poacher gets jail time
When police in New Zealand stopped Jason Nix’s car on an unrelated matter, they found more than twenty times the daily catch of sea cucumber in it – and called…
Six-year sentence for BC poacher
A British Columbia fisherman with a history of violations behind him has been slammed with a six-year prison sentence after being found guilty earlier this year on multiple counts related…
Fines for sea cucumber poachers
Nineteen Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in three separate cases earlier this month, following the interception of three fishing vessels off Northern Territory. The three…
