Seven Sri Lankan crew members suspected of illegal fishing were found onboard a flagless vessel which was intercepted during a routines patrol by authorities in Seychelles.
According to the Seychelles News Agency, the Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA) and the police are conducting investigations.
In a joint communique on Thursday, the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, SFA and the Seychelles Coast Guard said that a flagless vessel was intercepted on Saturday.
Seven crew members of Sri Lankan nationality were found onboard. After Initial search by the Coast Guard officers, fresh fish, salt and fishing gears were found onboard the vessel which was escorted to Port Victoria for further investigation, the report said.
This is the fifth suspected illegal fishing case since the beginning of 2019. Three out of the five resulted in prosecution by the Supreme Court of Seychelles.
Last month, the Supreme Court ordered that a Comorian national who pleaded guilty for illegal fishing in the island nation’s waters be repatriated to his country of origin or residency.
Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, has a vast Exclusive Economic Zone of 1.4 million square kilometres, which presents a challenge when it comes to the monitoring of illegal fishing.
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