Illegal trawling trial concludes after 10-month hiatus
There were discrepancies between the information supplied by the Fisheries NZ observer services unit, that in the high seas fishing permit on board and what was available on the vessel’s sea plotter. From May 12 to May 21 2018, the Apollo ended up making 14 trawls in an unauthorised area as defined by the South Pacific Regional Fishing Management Organisation (SPRFMO). On Wednesday the defence for Amaltal presented their case, with Talleys operations manager Andy Smith giving evidence. ...
Charles Shuttleworth Hamish Tijsen Andy Smith David Ruth Amaltal Jonathan Eaton Shuttleworth Seaplot
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