Illegal Fishing and Marine Resource Violations
Coast Guard enforcement operations against illegal fishing activities, including the seizure of illegally harvested marine species. Multiple arrests have been made for violations of fisheries regulations.
These guys really said "let's commit a crime so obvious we'll make the evening news" and then acted shocked when they got caught with nearly 5 tons of evidence just... sitting there. That's not illegal fishing, that's just a really bad episode of Hoarders: Ocean Edition.
Sri Lanka Coast Guard has arrested seven fishermen at Dikovita harbour with 4,847kg of illegally harvested shark fish concealed in a multi‑day vessel. The seized catch includes Alopias Vulpinus and Carcharhinus Longimanus species. The suspects, vessel and consignment have been https://t.co/ToDqUFCE8G