Last catch for polar toothfish pirates

By Andrew Darby
Updated August 6 2015 - 6:08pm, first published 5:34pm
Australian officers investigate the illegal fisher Perlon in the Indian Ocean. Photo: Australian Border Force
Australian officers investigate the illegal fisher Perlon in the Indian Ocean. Photo: Australian Border Force
Pirate fishers haul a big toothfish aboard the vessel Kunlun from Antarctica's Ross Sea. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force
Pirate fishers haul a big toothfish aboard the vessel Kunlun from Antarctica's Ross Sea. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force

Some of the last Antarctic pirate fishers have been dealt a $A2.4 million further blow, as authorities take a stranglehold over their chase for toothfish "white gold".

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