Operation Sola Stella: Arrest of Notorious Internationally-Blacklisted Fishing Vessel Labiko 2

In a joint operation in partnership with the Liberian Ministry of National Defense to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Republic of Liberia, West Africa, Sea Shepherd has assisted the Liberian Coast Guard in the arrest of a notorious fishing vessel that is on three different international blacklists. The F/V Labiko 2, a 54-meter fishing vessel provisionally registered to Liberia, was boarded by the Liberian Coast Guard with the assistance of the Sea Shepherd vessel M/Y Sam Simon on November 15th when it was intercepted actively deploying non-authorized fishing gear in Liberian waters. While the F/V Labiko 2 was licensed in Liberia to use longline fishing gear, they were deploying gillnets, which are a more destructive fishing practice given the high amount of by-catch, or non-target species catch associated with that fishing method. Learn more about Sea Shepherd's campaign to combat IUU fishing in Libera, Operation Sola Stella: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/lat...