Costa Rican vessel is fined $250,000 for fishing for prohibited species
The vessel had in its holds more than 2,286 pounds of prohibited species such as shark, dorado, tuna and sailfish.
A Costa Rican flag vessel was fined by the Panama Aquatic Resources Authority (ARAP) with the sum of $250,000 for incurring in fishing for prohibited species.
ARAP details that the Kembly III vessel was apprehended in May when it was carrying out fishing operations for prohibited species in the exclusive economic zone south of Punta Coco, in the Gulf of Panama.
“The Costa Rican vessel, with four crew members on board, was apprehended by units of the National Aeronaval Service (Senan) in coordination with the Regional Center for Aeronaval Operations (CROAN) through maritime patrols about 71 miles south of Punta Coco, on the 24th. May ”, indicates the ARAP.
It points out that when the vessel was boarded it had in its holds more than 2,286 pounds of prohibited species such as shark, dorado, tuna and sailfish.
The general administrator of the ARAP, Flor Torrijos, explained that these is the first sanction of this type that is applied with the new Law 204 of March 18 of this year, which regulates fishing, aquaculture and related activities in the country, and He emphasized that article 146 literal F indicates to the letter that "when the offense is committed by a fishing vessel or activities related to fishing under a foreign flag, a fine of $50,000.00 will be imposed on it. $300,000 for vessels less than or equal to one hundred (100) net registered tons, or three times the amount of the market value of the first-sale catches. The higher amount between the two will be applied. "
He added that previously Article 297 of the Tax Code was applied, which sanctioned this conduct with a fine of $10 for Gross Tonnage Registration, and in this case the vessel being 9.1 tons, the penalty would have been $9,100.
ARAP details that the Kembly III vessel was apprehended in May when it was carrying out fishing operations for prohibited species in the exclusive economic zone south of Punta Coco, in the Gulf of Panama.
“The Costa Rican vessel, with four crew members on board, was apprehended by units of the National Aeronaval Service (Senan) in coordination with the Regional Center for Aeronaval Operations (CROAN) through maritime patrols about 71 miles south of Punta Coco, on the 24th. May ”, indicates the ARAP.
It points out that when the vessel was boarded it had in its holds more than 2,286 pounds of prohibited species such as shark, dorado, tuna and sailfish.
The general administrator of the ARAP, Flor Torrijos, explained that these is the first sanction of this type that is applied with the new Law 204 of March 18 of this year, which regulates fishing, aquaculture and related activities in the country, and He emphasized that article 146 literal F indicates to the letter that "when the offense is committed by a fishing vessel or activities related to fishing under a foreign flag, a fine of $50,000.00 will be imposed on it. $300,000 for vessels less than or equal to one hundred (100) net registered tons, or three times the amount of the market value of the first-sale catches. The higher amount between the two will be applied. "
He added that previously Article 297 of the Tax Code was applied, which sanctioned this conduct with a fine of $10 for Gross Tonnage Registration, and in this case the vessel being 9.1 tons, the penalty would have been $9,100.