More than a ton of not declared fish aboard a Venezuelan fishing vessel was seized on Monday, April 14, during a sea management operation in Fort-de-France. The cargo was given to Martinique food aid associations.
A fishing ship beating the Venezuelan pavilion, the EL SUR was checked with 1.4 tonnes of fish on board which was not declared on Monday, April 14. They were taken to the fact during a routine check at the port of Fort-de-France by agents of the Littoral Unit of Maritime Affairs (Ulam).
The boat had transmitted, as required by the regulations, a declaration of nearly 4 tonnes at the National Center for the Surveillance of Fisheries. But on the platform, the first checks arouse suspicion. “”The fish present in the hold of the ship is partly not packaged in a checkout, but arranged in bulk in ice. Ulam decides to get the complete landing of the goods in order to carry its weighing“Said the press release from the prefecture of Martinique on April 16.
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Five hours later, 1.4 tonnes is too much counted. An uncompromising quantity, seized immediately by the authorities. It was then redistributed free of charge to local associations working against food precariousness.
The captain of the ship, present during the operation, risks prosecution.
“These controls are part of the clear will of the State and the European Union to fight against all forms of illegal, not postponed, undeclared and unregulated fishing, which freed itself from most of the rules in force in favor of sustainable and responsible fishing and competitions the sectors that respect them“, concludes the press release.
