US coastguard releases Chinese boat accused of illegal fishing in North Pacific
A 58-metre-long Chinese fishing boat seized by the US coastguard for allegedly catching half a tonne of salmon illegally in the North Pacific was turned over to Chinese authorities yesterday. The Yin Yuan is suspected of using an illegal high-seas drift net, which can be spread for several kilometres. The practice is universally condemned for killing huge amounts of fish, birds and marine mammals, US officials said.
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