Coast Guard Detains 8 Crew Members of Mexican Fishing Boats

Coast Guard Detains 8 Crew Members of Mexican Fishing Boats
Last Update: 1:36 pm

GULF OF MEXICO - Authorities with the South Padre Island Coast Guard seized two Mexican fishing boats and detained eight crew members for illegally fishing in U.S. waters off the Texas Coast.

Officials said the crew on the Mexican fishing boats had fish and sharks on board. The bust happened about 25 miles south of the border.

A worker on an offshore rig first spotted the boats. The crew members are in Border Patrol custody.

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Now they don't have to come here to steal from us.
They can steal our fish out of the water.

FISH dont belong to any person or country

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Originally Posted by jamesw62

FISH dont belong to any person or country

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It is illegal for foreign commercial fishermen to take fish in U.S. territorial waters.
That is why they were seized by the U.S Coast Guard.

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Authorities with the South Padre Island Coast Guard seized two Mexican fishing boats and detained eight crew members for illegally fishing in U.S. waters off the Texas Coast.

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Maritime territory of the United States

Territorial waters
The Government of the United States of America has claims to the oceans in accord with international law, which delineates a zone of territory adjacent to territorial lands and seas. United States protects this marine environment, though not interfering with other lawful uses of this zone.

The United States jurisdiction has been established on vessels, ships, and artificial islands (along with other marine structures).

The primary enforcer of maritime law is the United States Coast Guard. Federal and state governments share economic and regulatory jurisdiction over the waters owned by the country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_territory

Fish and Fishing - Ocean Fisheries Law - Act,

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194), which excluded foreign vessels from fishing within the United States' territorial sea, defined as all ocean waters . . .

http://law.jrank.org/pages/6915/Fish-Fi ... s-Law.html