Ocean Sentry
(From namibian.com.na) A Namibian-flagged fishing vessel, the Paloma V, faces an international ban after a New Zealand court ruled that it was linked to illegal toothfish fishing in the Antarctic Ocean.
The vessel might be blacklisted by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), preventing it from entering the ports of 34 countries that are signatories to the commission.
According to a statement on the official website of the New Zealand government, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the vessel wanted to unload toothfish in Auckland in May.
Fisheries officers examined the vessel and allegedly found information linking it to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
