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September 25, 2019
NigerianNavy says it has arrested 26 crew and confiscated two fishing trawlersbelonging to a Nigerian Company, (ORC fishing and food processing Limited) forillegal fishing activities.
OperationCommander, Operation FORMOSO, Captain Suleiman Ibrahim, said his men also arrestedfour foreigners for illegal fishing activities within the restricted distanceof 5 nautical miles off the Nigerian coastline.
Henamed the confiscated vessels as ORC 5 and CYNTHIA.
TheNavy handed over the vessels, and their contents, with all 26 crew to theFederal Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Commanding Base Officer,FORMOSO, in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
Ibrahimsaid the Navy detected the illegal activities of the vessels with the use ofmaritime domain awareness equipment trawling within the 5 nautical milesrestricted zones, adding that they thereafter deployed its operatives tointercept them.
Henoted that the area was designated for the use of local fishermen and notbigger vessels with monitoring to avoid conflicts.