Fish dumping caught on phone camera

tvnz reports that "secret filming by a trawler's crew member has led to New Zealand's biggest prosecution for fish dumping.

The practice, which has been labelled robbery on the high seas, threatens to wipe out seafood stocks.

Between 80 and 311 tonnes of perfectly good fish being thrown overboard was captured on a crewman's cellphone camera.

It cost the skipper of the Aorere $45,000 while two crewmen were fined $20,000. All have lost lost their jobs."

emily | 10:05 AM | Citizens as Camera Phone Reporters |
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