A court in Nassau, Bahamas has convicted a group of 127 Dominican fishermen to six months in jail and a fine of US$6,604,000. They were caught last week on board three boats within Bahamian waters. The convicted men come from different communities in Puerto Plata and were convicted of illegal fishing, especially shellfish, according to Bahamas press. Each of them has to pay US$53,000 and the three captains have to pay US$92,000 each and spend 12 months in jail.
The boats involved were the Chiky with 45 sailors and Paul and Digna Rosa each with 45 sailors aboard as well. The Association of Fishing Boat Owners of Puerto Plata said that they are hoping for support from the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MIREX) to pay the fines.
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Maritime Herald
23 October 2018
