Coast Guard nabs Multi Day Fishing Vessel with illegally harvested shark flesh

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Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) nabbed a Multi Day Fishing Vessel with 7 fishermen in possession of illegally harvested 20 Kgs of dried Shark flesh recently.

SLCG personnel of Dikovita Fishery Harbour recovered the items hidden in a compartment of the Vessel during a search operation, the SLCG said.

The preliminary investigations revealed that the shark fins collected from several multi-day fishing trawlers were transported for sale.

The suspects and the seized items were handed over to Dikovita Fisheries Inspector for onward legal proceedings, the SLCG also said.

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