Iran seizes 4 trespassing Indian fishing boats, arrests crew
TEHRAN, February 4 - Iran Coast
Guard has seized early Sunday four trespassing Indian fishing boats with 22
crew on board in the southern end of Arvand waterway near Abadan port,
southwest of Iran.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC)
- Commander of Abadan Coast Guard, Mohammad Ali Mousivand, said early Sunday
that four Indian fishing boats that had trespassed into the Iranian territorial
waters in Arvand waterway were seized by the coast guard forces for illegal
fishing, and all 22 crew members were arrested.
Iran
closely monitors all movements in its territorial waters, particularly in the
Persian Gulf, to protect marine life and at the same time ensure the security
of the country’s marine borders. Under Iran's law, fishing for rare marine
creatures carries hefty cash fines.
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in September, the coastguard forces of Iran’s southern Kish Island detained
seven crew members of a fishing boat in the Persian Gulf belonging to what he
described as an Arab littoral state. According to him, the vessel’s crew
members were fishing rare and endangered species, particularly blacktip and
whitetip sharks.
Source:
MNA
author: D-Ezatiyan - Date: 2/4/2018