Sea enforcers put the bite on toothfish poachers


KOTA TINGGI: A Nigeria-registered vessel has been detained and some 330 tonnes of Antarctic toothfish confiscated.

The seizure by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, the biggest this year, is believed to be worth more than RM23mil, as the present price of the fish is RM70 per kg.

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