MEDIA RELEASE - Operation Albacore Results in Detention of Spanish Long-liner in São Tomé
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday August 9th, 2016Further information and interview requests, contact: Peter Hammarstedt, Sea Shepherd GlobalE: peter@seashepherd.org.au Operation Albacore Results in Detention of Spanish Long-liner in São Tomé On the 6th of August, the Spanish long-line fishing vessel Alemar Primero was boarded in waters belonging to the Central African island state of São Tomé and Príncipe by São Toméan authorities, assisted by Sea Shepherd crew and law enforcement officers from Gabon. Although the long-liner was licensed to fish for 'tuna and similar species'