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Shark fins allegedly found on foreign vessel PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 08 January 2009 00:00

Shark Finning(From thewest.com.au)- A foreign fishing vessel which allegedly had 30kg of shark fin on board has been picked up in Australian waters. Customs said the Indonesian vessel was apprehended in the Australian Fishing Zone off the Western Australian coast on Wednesday. It was also allegedly carrying two tonnes of tuna and 10kg of shark fillet.

The 12 crew members will be transported to Darwin for further investigation. The Western Australian government is reportedly considering tougher penalties to stamp out illegal fishing activities, after finding numerous sharks with their fins cut off south of Broome.

(AAP)

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