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| Indo fishermen invade Australia 31 boats arrested |
| 2005-10-20 |
| 31 illegal fishing vessels seized October 20, 2005 AUSTRALIAN authorities have seized 31 illegal fishing boats in a two-week operation to protect marine stocks in its northern waters, Fisheries Minister Ian Macdonald said today. Senator Macdonald said the boats, mainly Indonesian, had been towed to the port of Broome as a result of the sweep, codenamed Operation Clearwater II, and 59 crew members had been charged with illegal fishing. "This operation has not only resulted in 31 boats being seized that will never plunder our waters again, it will also have an impact on those Indonesians who wrongly think heading into Australian waters might be worthwhile," Senator Macdonald said. He said the Government was allocating an extra 34 customs officers to northern Australia and supplying them with an additional four patrol boats to apprehend illegal fishing vessels. Australian authorities yesterday detailed how customs officers fought off knives, machetes and flaming missiles as they apprehended an Indonesian fishing boat filled with dried shark fins. Why did we not just sink it with a bomb? Thats what indo did to chinese vessel in Indo waters just last month. Senator Macdonald this week called for amendments to the UN Convention for the Law of the Sea so it no longer banned jail terms for illegal fishing. Why? taxpayers would have to pay for dirty indo's access to 3 square meals, a tv, a koran and a mullah, not to mention access to Australian university education in prison. |
| Posted by:anon1 |
#1 31 boats arrestedDang! I'd like to see the size of those handcuffs. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-10-20 14:50 |