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Foreign fishers arrested off NT Coast

April 11, 2025 8:41 am in by
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14 Indonesian fishers have been taken to Darwin after they were allegedly busted fishing illegally off the NT coast.

On both March 28 and April 1, two separate boats were found by the border force off Croker Island.

The ABF alleges one vessel contained more than 250 kilos of sea cucumbers.

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The crew of the both boats are being investigated for alleged offences against the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Both vessels have since been destroyed at sea, in accordance with Australian law.

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