Miguélez denounced, to the Commission, the illegal use of this type of nets by the Irish fishing boat Albatros II, with registered Belize flag. In July, the vessel tried to unload 36 tons of Albacore tuna in Vigo, Spain, which was prevented by local Port Authorities. Measures are being taken as the vessel also tried unloading the gill net caught Albacore tuna at the port of Lochinver, Scotland, however, permission was denied by Scottish Agency for the Protection of Marine Fishery.
Gill nets, also known as “walls of death†are nylon-drifting nets already banned by many nations, because they are considered a barbaric and indiscriminate form of fishing.