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Record illegal fishermen caught
By Alison Rehn
29th December 2003

News.com.au
Northern Territory News


A record number of illegal fishing boats have been captured in northern waters this year, with many reeled in off the Territory coast.

Australian fisheries and customs patrols nabbed 138 illegal Indonesian fishing boats in the north -- breaking the previous record of 133 in a calendar year.








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