Liberian government and Dongwon Industries agree on an out of court settlement of two million USD for IUU tuna fishing by F/V Premier and F/V Solevant

A settlement agreement has been signed by the Minister of Agriculture on behalf of the government of Liberia with Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd. in respect to violations of the 2010 Liberia Fisheries Regulations by fishing vessels Premier and Solevant.  The Bureau of National Fisheries (BNF) in Liberia has announced that the company has paid a total fine of two million USD - one million USD for each purse seine vessel.  The fine is paid to release the F/V Premier and the F/V Solevant of the charges of illegal fishing that included: unlicensed fishing activities, undeclared catches and the use of forged Liberian license.  The civil law charges of this case are now closedⁱ.

The case of the F/V Premier began in 2011 when Stop Illegal Fishing ... Read more...