U.S. and Chinese Coast Guard Interdict Vessel Fishing Illegally on High Seas
![The fishing vessel Yin Yuan is sighted in the North Pacific Ocean May 22, 2014. The Yin Yuan crew is suspected of three serious fisheries violations including: use of prohibited fishing gear of more than 3.3 kilometers of high seas drift net, failure to maintain sufficient records of catch and catch-related data, and fishing without a license, permit or authorization issued by a sanctioned authority. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau) U.S. and Chinese Coast Guard Interdict Vessel Fishing Illegally on High Seas](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/Boats/image03-06-2014-19.33.42-e1555535330619.jpg)
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau transferred custody of the fishing vessel Yin Yuan, a 191-foot fishing vessel seized 625 miles east of Tokyo, Japan in the North Pacific Ocean, for large-scale high seas drift net fishing, to the China coast guard vessel 2102 on Tuesday in the East China Sea. A […]