The county official issuing the Conditional Use Permit has indicated to us that the permitting issue has now been resolved, and that AVSR is fully permitted by L.A. County.
Local fishermen were enraged, even more so when it turned out that the ship's fishing permit had been forged by a corrupt official on the Yemeni mainland.
But Barranquita's mayor says he rescinded the permit granted by his predecessor, while the regional government has fired the official who granted permission.