日本渔船船东被指控非法贩运鲨鱼鳍
滨田水产株式会社
司法部今天宣布,日本籍渔船的船东被联邦法院指控协助和教tting试图将鱼翅从夏威夷出口到夏威夷,违反了《雷斯法案》。
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2018年,在这艘日本国旗的渔船M.V.上工作的渔夫托运行李中发现约962片鱼翅,重约190磅。 京神丸第20号(Kyoshin Maru)。
Kyoshin Maru在太平洋南部从事延绳钓金枪鱼捕捞大约一年之前,
ü a crew of officers who were Japanese nationals and fishermen who were Indonesian nationals.
harvested fins In the course of the voyage, crew members harvested fins from approximately 300 sharks.
On or about Nov. 6, 2018,
the Kyoshin Maru traveled near Hawaii, and its Indonesian crew members legally entered the United States in order to board return flights departing from Honolulu International Airport.
Transportation Security Administration
During routine screening, Transportation Security Administration officers
discovered the shark fins in 10 of the fishermen’s checked luggage.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seized the shark fins, which it later determined were worth as much as $57,850 on the black market.
OPA | Department of Justice
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/owner-japanese-fishing-vessel-charged-unlawful-trafficking-shark-fins