Coast Guard interdicts lancha, seizes 660 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast [Image 2 of 2]

TEXAS, UNITED STATES

07.12.2023

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

Four Mexican fishermen aboard a lancha place an illegally caught, deceased shark back in the water approximately 29 miles off the southern Texas coast, July 12, 2023. A 33-foot Special Purpose Craft—Law Enforcement boat crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island interdicted the lancha and seized approximately 660 pounds of illegally caught red snapper from the fishermen. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station South Padre Island)

• Date Taken: 07.12.2023
• Date Posted: 07.13.2023 14:40
• Photo ID: 7910103
• VIRIN: 230712-G-G0108-1002
• Resolution: 1284x1945
• Size: 1.36 MB
• Location: TEXAS, US