Paul Watson Sea Shepherd Retrieves 25 Kilometres of Illegal Gill Net. Finally after 98 hours of continuous hauling, all 25 kilometres of the Thunders destructive gill net has been retrieved. Meanwhile four times zones away to the northwest the Thunder could possibly be heading towards the port of Maputo in Mozambique where the authorities have been notified. The Bob Barker remains firmly on its stern in pursuit. The total weight of the net is 14 tons. The Sam Simon will resume patrols to look for the operations of five other suspected tooth fish poaching operations in the Southern Ocean. The thirty international crew from 15 different nations onboard the Sam Simon have worked long and hard in harsh and frigid conditions in one of the most remote and hostile areas of the Ocean - the shadowlands off the coast of Antarctica due south of Indian. Operation Icefish is proving to be extremely successful and efficient
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:10:42 +0000
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