Vietnamese Fishermen Use 'Disguised' Boat To Fish Illegally

obmar · Vietnamese Fishermen Use 'Disguised' Boat To Fish Illegally

August 08, 2007 14:31 PM

Vietnamese Fishermen Use 'Disguised' Boat To Fish Illegally

KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- Thirteen Vietnamese fishermen who used a boat painted to resemble a local boat to fish illegally in Malaysian waters, were detained by a State Fisheries Department raiding party four nautical miles off Pulau Kapas yesterday.

State Fisheries Department director Munir Mohd Nawi said in the raid at 6 pm, the 'tekong' (skipper) and 12 'awak-awak' (crew) aged between 44 and 17 were detained while waiting for their catch in an area gazetted as a marine park.

On examining the fishing boat, the party found 200kg of dried stingray worth RM3,000, believed to have been caught illegally three days ago.

Earlier, acting on a tip-off from local fishermen, the party of 12 men in two speed boats tracked down a fishing boat using the Pahang registration plate PAF 4485.

"At first glance one may mistake it for a local fishing boat what with the light green of Terengganu and yellow of Pahang painted on the boat," he told reporters here today.

On checking, the party found that the Vietnamese fishermen had disguised the fishing boat as local using a forged licence.

Munir said the fishing boat, skipper and crew were then taken to the Chendering fishing port for further investigation under Section 8 (b) of the Fisheries Act 1985 for fishing without a licence.

If found guilty, they would be sentenced under Section 25 (b) of the same act which carries a fine of RM1 million or jailed not more than two years for the skipper and a fine of RM100,000 for the crew.

-- BERNAMA

The Inquisitor

obmar,

wouldn't a dead stingray be pretty much useless after 3 days in that boat?? I can't imagine them keeping fish in their boat for three days while still fishing for more.

How big of a problem is this?? I thought Vietnam had plenty of coastal areas to fish from. Why would they feel the need to go way out of their way to fish in someone else's back yard??

obmar

What have Dead Stingrays and uncleaned toilets have in common?

No, I dont think it is rampant.

The Inquisitor

obmar

The Inquisitor

Yuck obmar,

Thanks for the nightmare.

Shocked

I guess I won't be getting any stingrays in the near future.

obmar

Sorry, I like stingray curry.

http://jasonmumbles.com/2005/08/clay-pot-asam-pedas-fish

“Asam Pedas” is a dish cooked with long beans, ladyfingers, tomatoes, spices, chilies and of course, “Asam”. According to Asia Food website, “Asam” is most often means tamarind which is a popular souring agent and used to supply the sourness flavour in a dish. Therefore, it tastes sour and spicy at the same time. The sourness in it will open up your appetite as well. It is part of the Malay’s food heritage and further improved by various races. Each has its own significant tastes and cooking style. It is usually served with fish, nothing but fish as the white and tender meat goes well with the sauce, or rather soup in this case.

obmar

The Inquisitor

That's not expensive at all. If it's fish, then okay, but I don't think I could eat stingray.

obmar

It is stingray/

It does have a nice taste.