Caught in the act: Marine officers checking on the fishermen on a trawler detained at Batu Maung in Penang.
GEORGE TOWN: The authorities picked up 13 fishermen in four trawlers for operating in prohibited zones off the south-west coast of the island here.
A joint operation by the Marine police and the Penang Fisheries Department found them carrying out fishing activities between Pulau Kendi and Pulau Rimau.
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