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at this stage I’d love to board a

at this stage I’d love to board a working Taiwanese long liner to see what

working Taiwanese long liner to see what

working Taiwanese long liner to see what they make of the murder video but they

they make of the murder video but they

they make of the murder video but they rarely come in support Victoria and

rarely come in support Victoria and

rarely come in support Victoria and they’re not exactly keen to talk and

they’re not exactly keen to talk and

they’re not exactly keen to talk and said I’ve been invited on to a local

said I’ve been invited on to a local

said I’ve been invited on to a local long liner it’s smaller than the

long liner it’s smaller than the

long liner it’s smaller than the Taiwanese going down but catches

Taiwanese going down but catches

Taiwanese going down but catches fish in the same way captain how are you

fish in the same way captain how are you

fish in the same way captain how are you Oh fine thank you good very good Steve

Oh fine thank you good very good Steve

Oh fine thank you good very good Steve long liners are named after the long

long liners are named after the long

long liners are named after the long thin line that often stretches 60 miles

thin line that often stretches 60 miles

thin line that often stretches 60 miles behind them there are thousands of hooks

behind them there are thousands of hooks

behind them there are thousands of hooks spaced at intervals down the line

but each fish has to be reeled in by

but each fish has to be reeled in by hand one at a time a catch on these

hand one at a time a catch on these

hand one at a time a catch on these local long liners is closely monitored

local long liners is closely monitored

local long liners is closely monitored but the foreign boats seem to play by

but the foreign boats seem to play by

but the foreign boats seem to play by different rules

how much control realistically do you

how much control realistically do you think the seychelles has over those

think the seychelles has over those

think the seychelles has over those boats

boats

boats do they even ever come into port

do they even ever come into port

do they even ever come into port Victoria or do they just stay out there

Victoria or do they just stay out there

Victoria or do they just stay out there and do what they want I believe a lot of

and do what they want I believe a lot of

and do what they want I believe a lot of these boats are black and licensed

these boats are black and licensed

these boats are black and licensed without even coding in for civilians the

without even coding in for civilians the

without even coding in for civilians the observers and the ports will never know

observers and the ports will never know

observers and the ports will never know we never know exactly you don’t get

we never know exactly you don’t get

we never know exactly you don’t get access to the logbooks to know the

access to the logbooks to know the

access to the logbooks to know the movements the catch birthday hooks being

movements the catch birthday hooks being

movements the catch birthday hooks being set for day and and you don’t know

set for day and and you don’t know

set for day and and you don’t know what’s happening you hear that they are

what’s happening you hear that they are

what’s happening you hear that they are offloading in whatever port and today

offloading in whatever port and today

offloading in whatever port and today there has to be tons of illegal

there has to be tons of illegal

there has to be tons of illegal activities going on

commercial fishing boats are always

commercial fishing boats are always meant to register their catch to check

meant to register their catch to check

meant to register their catch to check conforms with their quotas

but by transshipping their load to

but by transshipping their load to another boat they can escape detection

their catch gets mixed up with legally

their catch gets mixed up with legally caught fish and appears legitimate this

caught fish and appears legitimate this

caught fish and appears legitimate this is known as fish laundering and it cost

is known as fish laundering and it cost

is known as fish laundering and it cost the global economy billions of dollars a

the global economy billions of dollars a

the global economy billions of dollars a year

our economy’s our livelihoods and our

our economy’s our livelihoods and our food all depend on our oceans illegal

food all depend on our oceans illegal

food all depend on our oceans illegal fishing depletes the world’s fisheries

or the long liners from the videos into

or the long liners from the videos into this sort of racket fishing illegally in

this sort of racket fishing illegally in

this sort of racket fishing illegally in the Indian Ocean

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