27 Jun 2021 15:08
It isn't only the all the worlds precious metals markets where governments are reluctant or incapable of implementing the supposed regulation and dealing with the perpetrators. It's no different in the natural world and often it takes the ordinary people to step in and implement the law to end illegal practices
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The Thunder was the most notorious and elusive poaching ship in the world; for ten years governments had struggled to catch it. Then, in 2014, a crew from the organisation Sea Shepherd - known for its anti-whaling activity - found it illegally hunting Patagonian toothfish in the ice flows of the Antarctic and decided to stop it. They pursued the Thunder for 110 days over 10,000 miles before a dramatic stand-off in the Gulf of Guinea. Captain Peter Hammarstedt, from Sea Shepherd, tells Jo Fidgen about the dramatic chase and eventually watching the Thunder as it burned. A longer version of this interview was broadcast on 19th November 2020 and is available as a podcast in the Outlook feed. On-board recordings in this piece are from the documentary Ocean Warriors: Chasing the Thunder, courtesy of Brick City TV.Presenter: Jo FidgenProducer: Mariana Des ForgesPhoto: The Thunder surrounded by icebergsCredit: Sea Shepherd