Members of the Queen fishing schooner's crew release live red king crabs into the sea under the supervision of an ichthyologist. The schooner, sailing under the Sierra Leonean flag and owned by South Korean company Queen Korea Cо Ltd, was detained by Primorye's Sokol coast guard motorboat on the suspicion of illegally crossing Russia's border and crab poaching. When inspecting the schooner, the border patrol crew found tanks with sea water containing some 9 tons of the red king crab, without any supporting documents available.
- Categories: Environmental Issues, Economy, Business & Finance, Crime, Law & Justice
- Location: Nakhodka, Primorsky krai region, Russia
- Event date: 09.07.2011
- Date published: 09.07.2011
- Author: Vitaliy Ankov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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