date:Jul 28, 2012
It handed down the sentence in relation to illegal overfishing of ling and hake, a particularly vulnerable fish stock, between 2009 and 2010 by two fishing vessels the Spanish-registered Coyo Tercero (3-VILL-13-02) and UK-registered OGenita (FD529).
The case was brought by the MMO, which first detected offences in July 2010 following a routine boarding by HMS Tyne of the Coyo Tercero, owned by Hijos de Vidal Bandin SA, a Spanish company. After investigation of the vessel in Falmouth the MMO di