Russia detains four poaching vessels under Cambodia flag

VLADIVOSTOK, July 1 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian coast guards detained four
poaching vessels flying the flag of Cambodia near Sakhalin in the past
days. Warning shots had to be fired to force the Atika fishing boat to
stop, the Sakhalin coast guard service said in a press release on Friday.
Besides Atika, Adams, Iris and Sirius-7 boats were detained with a
total of 44 tons of live crab which the coast guards released back into
the sea.
The prevented damage was estimated at over 38 million rubles.
Sakhalin coast guards said they detained 22 poaching boats in the past
two months. Over 230 tons of live seafood were released into the sea and
the prevented damage is estimated at 300 million rubles.
Ten criminal cases were instituted against the captains of poaching
vessels and fines worth 12.7 million rubles were imposed.
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