Sea Shepherd helps arrest 'sustainable' shrimp trawler for illegal fishing in Liberian waters

The Ecologist
May 26, 2017, 8:05 am107 pts
A 'Friend of the Sea' Dutch-owned trawler certified to supply 'sustainably caught' shrimp to the US and EU was arrested in Liberia after operating in an an area reserved for artisanal fishers, writes Peter Hammarstedt. The vessel, which had no licence and lacked the turtle excluders required by law, was…

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