|
Visit our special sections for latest developments and analysis:
|
|
 |
Charges against six Chinese fishing captains to be heard next month
Charges against six Chinese captains allegedly found fishing illegally in Australian waters off the cost of the Northern Territory, will be heard in Darwin next month.
The men were detected in October on six Indonesian-flagged trawlers and charged with being in command of an unlicensed foreign fishing vessel within the Australian Fishing Zone.
The men are in Immigration custody on-board the trawlers in Darwin harbour.
Another 114 crew members are still on the vessels, awaiting a decision on the future of the boats.
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority and the boat's Chinese owners have not been able to agree on what the vessels and their catch are worth.
If the owners pay an agreed bond, the boats and the crews will be released.
19/12/01 16:52:08 | ABC Radio Australia News
Back
|
|
|
|
Related Stories
|
|
19/12/01 5:16:40
US "optimistic" on Chinese rules for Genetically Modified foods
19/12/01 5:16:23
High security imposed after China bombings
18/12/01 22:45:53
China denies overfishing
18/12/01 12:23:22
China urges stability as U-S missile pact talks end
|
|
Related Sites
|
|
Radio Australia - Chinese Service
Features news, information and language education content in Chinese.
World News
from Radio Australia
News across Asia, the Pacific and beyond.
|
