Two Notorious Black-listed Fishing Vessels Ready to Resume Operations After Spanish Court Ruling
Chinese company compensated €700k for illegally-caught fishFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2017 The Spanish National Court has ordered the payment of 700,000 Euros to a Chinese company in compensation for a cargo of illegally-caught Patagonian toothfish that was seized in Vietnam last year from a vessel owned by a Spanish fishing syndicate. Two other fishing boats from the same owners are now preparing to set sail after more than two years in detention in the Cabo Verde port of Mindelo. Marine conservation groups Oceana and Sea Shepherd are calling on the international