Alarming Increase In Pacific Illegal Fishing
June 3, 2007 @ 10:47 AM (EST)
Source: Stuff.co.nz
A dramatic increase in the number of sightings of unauthorised fishing vessels in the western and central Pacific Ocean in the last three months is alarming fisheries officials meeting in Wellington this week. The Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, Andrew Wright, says mainly Latin American fishing boats are operating illegally across the Pacific...
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