Two Tons of Illegal Red Tuna in a Refrigerated Truck: The Major Seizure in Teulada
Nine specimens confiscated without traceability documents. The inspection follows an intense monitoring activity in the portPer restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
Major seizure of illegal bluefin tuna in Teulada. During the night between May 18 and 19, the military personnel of the Fishing Control Center of the Port Authority - Cagliari Coast Guard carried out a targeted operation in the port of Teulada, stopping and inspecting a refrigerated truck immediately after the transfer of the goods from a fishing boat moored at the western dock.
During the inspection, nine specimens of adult bluefin tuna were found without documentation . The goods were found to lack the communications required by European and national legislation on the control of fish species subject to a repopulation plan.
At the end of the inspection, fines of 5,400 euros were issued. The Coast Guard military placed under administrative seizure the nine specimens of red tuna, for a total weight of just under two tons, in view of subsequent confiscation. The tuna, if the green light comes from the ASL health service, will be donated to charitable organizations.
(Unioneonline/vf)