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Conservationists say illegal fishing is threatening the valuable stocks of Patagonian toothfish in Antarctic waters.
BBC: Toothfish at risk from illegal catches
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The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a deep-sea species that commands high prices in Japan and America.
ECONOMIST: New Zealand v the toothfish pirates
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In 2002 the Australian navy apprehended two long-liners fishing for toothfish (sea bass) without licenses in the Southern Ocean.
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The body responsible for protecting the toothfish is the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).
BBC: Toothfish at risk from illegal catches
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Steps to protect the toothfish stocks, the conservationists say, are simply not working.
BBC: Toothfish at risk from illegal catches
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The total catch of the toothfish, known as the "white gold" of the Southern Ocean, is double the level believed previously.
BBC: Toothfish at risk from illegal catches
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The report, Patagonian Toothfish: Are Conservation and Trade Measures Working?
BBC: Toothfish at risk from illegal catches
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In 2003 the same Australian trade group tied Pacific Andes to several deep-sea fishing vessel owners from Spain, known as the Galician syndicate, and accused the company of helping process and distribute illegally caught toothfish.
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According to a report by the Coalition of Legal Toothfish Operators, an industry group out of Perth, Pacific Andes was disguising the origin of the fish and fish products from these illegal operations through its processing, distribution and trading arrangements.
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