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Sea Shepherd Intercepts Two Poaching Vessels That Evaded New Zealand Navy, In Australian Waters
Monday, 02 February 2015
The poaching vessel, Yongding, turned toward the Sam Simon, missing a collision by 10 metres. Photo: Jeff Wirth
Today at approximately 1130 AEDT, the Sea Shepherd ship, Sam Simon, intercepted the toothfish poaching vessels, the Yongding and the Kunlun; two of the three vessels that fled from the New Zealand Navy last month, after they were found fishing illegally in waters west of the Ross Sea.
The two vessels were intercepted by the Sam Simon at 66˚ 39 South 063˚ 43 East, inside Australian waters with prohibited fishing gear on their decks. The region is managed by Australia in accordance with its international obligations as a Member of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).