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The specimen has been seized in the boat of the defendant in Marina Portman
The offender faces penalties of between 201 and 3,000 euros
The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia, in one of the services framed in the 'Plan against illegal bluefin tuna', I was surprised at the Marina Portman-Cartagena a fisherman with a specimen of this species, 75 kilos, unlawfully captured into force after finding the off-season.
The performance took place when specialists Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil, while doing one of the monitoring aimed at preventing this type of catch, detected a vessel moved one bluefin tuna pretending to be landed at the marina Portman-Cartagena.
Being a protected species whose capture is governed by set periods, I still currently enabled period of closure, the Meritorious seized illegally caught tuna, which yielded a total weight of 75 kilograms.
The specimen was made available to the Directorate General of Livestock and Fisheries of the Autonomous Community, after being declared fitness for consumption, has been distributed to various charitable institutions of Cartagena.
Given the irregularities, the Guardia Civil has denounced the alleged infringer, a resident of the town of Dolores-Cartagena, for violations of the Law 2/2007, of 12 March, Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Region of Murcia and Law 3/2001 of the State Maritime Fisheries.
In addition, the vessel used for catching has been immobilized in a precautionary manner.
The alleged offender could face penalties of between 201 and 3,000 euros, to be regarded as serious offenses, according to regional law enforcement
In the device have participated Provincial Civil Guard Maritime Service Cartagena, who had the support of the Directorate General of Livestock and Fisheries of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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