Chinese fishing vessel suspected of illegal large-scale high-seas drift net fishing seized

PACIFIC OCEAN

09.11.2008

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

A People's Republic of China Fisheries Law Enforcement Command (FLEC) officer, in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, seized a Chinese fishing vessel suspected of illegal large-scale high-seas drift net fishing 460 miles east of Hokkaido, Japan. Coast Guard photo taken by USCGC Munro.

• Date Taken: 09.11.2008
• Date Posted: 12.11.2013 23:45
• Photo ID: 1088624
• Resolution: 744x500
• Size: 289.81 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN