Britain hands down historic fines to Spanish fishermen
Company falsified quotas for hake, a species then on verge of collapse
A British court on Thursday handed down some of the largest fines in Britain's maritime history to a group of Spanish fishermen after they were found guilty of falsifying log books and tampering with fishing quotas.
A total of 1.6 million pounds in fines was imposed on two companies — Hijos de Vidal Bandín SA of Ribeira, Galicia, and Sealskill Limited — owned by the Spanish Vidal family by a Truro court following a two-day hearing.
Fishermen from the Spanish vessels, which had been sailing under the British flag, were found guilty of violating 2009 and 2010 hake quotas that are imposed on British fishermen under the European Union's common fisheries policies.
"[This was a] flagrant, repeated and long term abuse of regulations. The fish targeted was at the time a species of fish on the verge of collapse and adherence to quotas was seen as crucial to the survival of the species," said Judge Graham Cottle.
Greenpeace representatives who attended the hearing said the fine was enough. "The Vidals' right to fish should be removed completely," Ariana Densham, an oceans campaigner, told The Guardian. "This group of people should never be allowed near UK fishing quotas again"
Tu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo
¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción?
Si continúas leyendo en este dispositivo, no se podrá leer en el otro.
FlechaTu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo y solo puedes acceder a EL PAÍS desde un dispositivo a la vez.
Si quieres compartir tu cuenta, cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium, así podrás añadir otro usuario. Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email, lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS.
¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? Accede aquí para contratar más cuentas.
En el caso de no saber quién está usando tu cuenta, te recomendamos cambiar tu contraseña aquí.
Si decides continuar compartiendo tu cuenta, este mensaje se mostrará en tu dispositivo y en el de la otra persona que está usando tu cuenta de forma indefinida, afectando a tu experiencia de lectura. Puedes consultar aquí los términos y condiciones de la suscripción digital.
Últimas noticias
The life of a delivery driver in China: ‘Many people don’t know how an order can arrive at their home in just one day’
Maude Apatow, from acting in ‘Euphoria’ to directing: ‘There are many films that you can tell weren’t written by someone young’
Mexico’s missing people crisis casts a shadow over World Cup venue
Helen Levitt, the photographer who captured the theater of the everyday
Most viewed
- Christian Louboutin: ‘Young people don’t want to be like their parents. And if their parents wear sneakers, they’re going to look for something else’
- US sanctions against jailed cartel leader ‘El Marro’ highlight Mexico’s lack of control over its prisons
- Cartels in Mexico take a leap forward with narco-drones: ‘It is criminal groups that are leading the innovation race’
- Liset Menéndez de la Prida, neuroscientist: ‘It’s not normal to constantly seek pleasure; it’s important to be bored, to be calm’
- ‘El Limones’ and the growing union disguise of Mexican organized crime
