The Australian Greens spokesperson for Fisheries, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says that New Zealand’s efforts in recent days to use its Navy to round up illegal toothfish poachers in the Southern Ocean shows how pitiful the Australian government’s efforts have been. Senator Whish-Wilson said, “We have had the Sea Shepherd pursuing the illegal vessel MV Thunder from Australia’s area of interest in the Southern Ocean and pulling out their deadly nets. “And the New Zealand government has deployed its Navy deep into the Southern Ocean to pursue two pirate vessels. “Yet the Australian government is frozen with inaction as these illegal activities are carried out under their nose.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:58:08 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015