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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © 2003 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 0927-3522
- eISSN
- 1571-8085
- DOI
- 10.1163/157180803X00043
- Publisher site
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Abstract
127 Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Marine Fisheries in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the Context of International Law Introduction On 3 July 2002 the Netherlands Antilles fishing vessel Eternal was arrested in the maritime zones of the island of Kerguelen. This island lies in the Southern Ocean, in the Indian Ocean section, and forms part of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. From the perspective of the Netherlands Antilles, Kerguelen is practically on the other side of the globe. The Eternal was charged with fishing without a licence for Patagonian toothfish,' a species that suffers much from IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing.2 On 6 August 2002 the tribunal de grande instance of Saint Paul, La Reunion ruled inter alia that the vessel would be confiscated, that fines would be imposed on the captain (Uruguayan nationality) and fishing master (Spanish nationality) but that no action would be undertaken against the vessel's operator or (beneficial) owner(s).3 3 By then the Netherlands Antilles Directorate for Shipping and Maritime Affairs had already decided that the temporary registration and certificate of registry of the Eternal, at the time of arrest valid until 30 August 2002, would not be replaced by a
Journal
The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2003