The Virxen da Blanca' (241 gt, built 2005), which was detained by the Irish Naval Service, off the southwest coast of Ireland last week, was found to have more than a tonnes of shark fins on board. Up to 5,000 sharks were estimated to have been caught and stored on the vessel, before it was boarded by an inspection team from the Irish Naval vessel 'LE William Butler Yeats' about 150 nautical miles south of Mizen Head. The vessel was escorted into Castletownbere on Aug 31, 2018, where it was handed over to the Garda Siochana, who were assisted by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). A special sitting of Clonakilty District Court, on Sep 1, heard the vessel had 164,250 kilograms of blue shark, 98 kilograms of Mako shark and 1,250 kilograms of shark fins on board. The Master of the fishing vessel was charged and a release bond of ?335,000 is placed upon the vessel. The owners of the vessel have been reported in the Spanish press as contending, that the Irish authorities had misinterpreted the EU rules, and that the only part of the sharks removed, was the anal fin which is severed, when gutting the marine species.
WORLD SHIPPING
05 September 2018 - 10:49
Detained longliner had tonnes of shark fins on board
The Virxen da Blanca' (241 gt, built 2005), which was detained by the Irish Naval Service, off the southwest coast of Ireland last week, was found to have more than a tonnes of shark fins on board
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05 September 2018 - 10:49
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