The master of a South Korean vessel found guilty of fishing illegally in Fiji waters has been fined 6-thousand-600 US dollars.
Suva high court judge Justice Nazhat Shameem said the fine for the offence should have been more than 15-thousand dollars.
But she reduced it to 6-thousand-600 dollars, saying Jang Dong Myeong, who was the master of the vessel Southern Star, could not afford to pay.
To make up, Justice Shameem ordered that the proceeds from the sale of the illegally caught fish amounting to 25-thousand US dollars be forfeited to the state.
The vessel was found to have fished illegally in Fiji waters on 12 separate occasions in April and May of last year.
