Chilean Court Orders EMDEPES to Pay $344,000 for Illegal Hoki Discards

Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) said the Chilean Supreme Court ruled in its favor in a case focused on the illegal discards of Chilean Fisheries Development Company SA (EMDEPES SA).
Sernapseca stated that the events constitute a violation of Article 40 C of the General Law on Fisheries and Aquaculture (LGPA) for the unauthorized disposal of hoki during fishing operations conducted by the vessel UNZEN. The company, which is under the umbrella of Japanese seafood giant Nissui...
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