Oslo — The Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) has condemned the illegal fishing of three Japanese vessels in the Saharawi territorial waters, asking the Japanese government to intervene to end the fishing in which they have been engaged, in a letter Friday to the Japanese government.
"The three longliner fishing vessels 'Koryo Maru No. 51' (IMO number 8915990), 'Shoei Maru No. 7' (IMO number 9120023) and Taiwa Maru No. 88' (IMO number 9053488) were all seen on the 16 and 17 of October to fish in the waters of Western Sahara," said WSRW.
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