Fishermen ordered to pay R473m to SA govt for illegal fishing

The director of international ocean conservation for the Pew Environment Group, Karen Sack, welcomed the court decision, saying that it sends a strong message to those engaged in large-scale illegal fishing.

Most of the illegal catch was shipped to the US for sale, she said. "This is the largest ever restitution awarded by a US court under [...] one of the oldest American conservation laws that [...] prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, transported or sold," FIS.com reports.

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