Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The Ecuadorian navy arrested a Chinese fishing crew for allegedly fishing thousands of sharks in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, an area where fishing is illegal.
The Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 crew was arrested August 13 about 34 nautical miles east of San Cristobal island, the Ecuadorian Minister of the Environment said in a press release. On board, officials found 300 tons of sharks and other sea creatures.