Once again, the rangers of the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) discovered a vessel from the company Naves Americas,
The vessel America IV was detected by officials from ANAM while conducting surveillance in the area and noticed that the boat was using a tuna fishing line in waters near the
Francisco Carrizo, regional head of ANAM, reported that the rangers were on a routine surveillance spree when they detected the vessel fishing with tuna long lines, which is prohibited by law. According to Mr. Carrizo, the crew of the America VI made things worse by cutting the fishing lines and sailing away, when they saw they had been discovered by the patrol vessel.
A formal report is still to come, accompanied by videos and pictures of the illegally fishing America VI, thus enabling authorities to open yet another file against Naves Americas S.A.
According to the Public Registry, the chairman of Naves America S.A. is Mr. Fotis Lymperópulos, who is also a member of the board of the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP), entity in charge of protecting the aquatic and coastal resources.
This is the third time in less than two months that a vessel from the company Naves Americas S.A. is caught fishing illegally in the protected waters of the
The Legal Advisor of ARAP, Mr. Ramon Diez, said that, to avoid these situations, all industrial-type vessels exceeding six tons must be equipped with a satellite monitoring system, as of July 12th.
Starting July 12th, ARAP will be running a satellite monitoring system
