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THE HUNT FOR THE MODERN-DAY PIRATES WHO STEAL MILLIONS OF TONS OF FISH FROM THE SEAS

Dated: August 22, 2020 by Sharyl Attkisson 2 Comments

      

The following is an excerpt from Smithsonian Magazine.

The seas were calm and the winds were light when the Andrey Dolgov, a cargo ship flying the Cambodian flag, motored in from the South Atlantic Ocean toward Walvis Bay, Namibia, one March day in 2016. A crewman radioed ahead and asked for clearance to unload hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen Antarctic toothfish pieces in sacks and boxes, and an additional 6,200 pounds of toothfish heads. The total­—about 125 tons—would fetch more than $3.6 million on the wholesale market.

The ship’s forthright declaration raised suspicions. Namibia is part of a coalition of nations that have pledged to protect the Antarctic toothfish, which has a high market value and is biologically vulnerable. When port authorities started asking questions, the Andrey Dolgov’s crew said they had merely offloaded the fish from a Korean ship named the Bochang No. 3. But there was no Bochang No. 3 registered in South Korea. It seemed doubtful the Bochang No. 3 even existed. Namibia denied the ship entry and reported the encounter to international authorities. The Andrey Dolgov sailed on.

Two months later, the same rust-stained ship appeared in the Chinese port of Yantai, on the Yellow Sea. It carried what was most likely the same stock of frozen Antarctic toothfish, but the crew said the haul was Pacific cod for transshipment to Vietnam. This time, though, officials were on alert. Authorities in Yantai tested the flesh and identified it as Antarctic toothfish. They seized the stock and fined the Andrey Dolgov. Once again, though, the ship was allowed to leave. (Continued...)

Read the rest of the story by clicking the link below:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/modern-day-pirates-steal-millions-tons-fish-seas-180975496/


      
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  1. Michael Pescador Johnson says

    August 22, 2020 at 1:41 pm

    Hola, thank you. I am fairtradefish.org, FYI
    When I return HOME to El Salvador, after a hiatus dealing with Mom's estate{antiques, jewelry, art, etc} and unfortunately being stuck in USA, for now, I will be actively involved in finding pursuing and seaizing any and all illegal fishing boats in our waters off C-4 Guatemala, El Sal, Honduras stealing OUR fish. The end result will be severe for all. I have warned them all, they need to stay on their side of the Pacific, chinese, korea, taiwan, Russia spain, whatever country you are, doesn't matter to me, us Salvadoreans are everywhere and will do ANYTHING to protect the patria. Goggle has said they would help me with real time satellite data, and we will use spotters planes and drones. The result will be SEVERE for all these boats. It'z gonna stop

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  2. Daniel says

    August 22, 2020 at 5:54 pm

    Interesting book

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