"Sea Shepherd Chases Toothfish Poachers From Australian Waters"

"MELBOURNE, Australia – The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says one of its ships has chased an illegal toothfish-poaching vessel out of its hunting grounds in Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone onto the high seas of the Southern Ocean.

Two poaching vessels, Kunlun and Yongding, were intercepted by the Sea Shepherd ship Sam Simon on Monday, just 50 nautical miles from Australia’s Mawson Base in Antarctica with prohibited fishing gear on their decks.

Sam Simon Captain Sid Chakravarty said today he has successfully defended his ship against numerous aggressive intimidating actions of the Interpol-wanted poaching vessel, Kunlun, while in “hot pursuit” of the vessel through drift ice."

Environment News Service had the story February 4, 2015.