Korea poaches a mink whale
Translation from Korean
Korea - Gyeongsangbuk-do
East Coast wrongful conduct whaling is rampant.
26 day.
According to the Pohang marine police
23 day.
In a Pohang offing,
A mink whale of length 6m, weight approximately 1t
After they caught it, and having dismantled it,They covered it to a fish tank.
This year,An illegal whaler of four shakus was disclosed on the site.
There are three matters that a criminal is not yet caught by.
From about this year,
It is the indication that illegal whaling is more and more organized, and it commercializes.
Formerly,
When they caught the whale which hung in a net, they send it to the police.
They say, (a whale was got accidentally by a fisherman network and died)
Not, however, negative illegal whaling,
It is what is switched to positive whaling to hunt with a harpoon in these days.
yeongdeok-gun,
It is, in a port of gdeok offing
1 day,
The illegal whaler which the police caught was one ship,
Before a marine police arrives at the spot,
Compare it with the fact that was scattered since 3,4 ships gather on a radar,
It was estimated by the illegal fleet of whalers which consisted of a whaler and a dismantling ship, cargo boat.
Illegal whaling having increased in this way
Whale meat suppliers of Ulsan,
While moving an illegal whaling stage in Gyeongsangbuk-do,
The reason is because the control of a Pohang marine police was strengthened at the same time and is seen.
A mink whale of length 7m,
It is not compared with time of a price of 100000000 won before three, 4 year, but it is still 30,000,000 won.
By decrease of quantity of coast fishery and a value rise of gasoline,
The fishermen that income is not satisfactory are easy for temptation of illegal whaling.
Even if I am arrested by it,
It be recognized for life
The fine
Millions of won,
With that alone there are many released cases.
It encourages illegal whaling to them.
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