A joint venture of two Namibian companies and a Hong Kong enterprise who were two months ago charged NAD 1,200 (USD 121, EUR 92.9) for allegedly dumping fish into the ocean has now paid NAD 1 million (USD 100,882/EUR 77,402) for the same offense after the previous decision was revisited.
The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernard Esau yesterday told a media briefing in Walvis Bay that the horse mackerel fishing company paid an admission of guilt fine in an out of court settlement after the government initiated criminal charges against them.
On top of the fine, the company is also facing allegations of suspending a worker who had allegedly reported the dumping of fish while the captain of the offending vessel will be deported for offering money to observers at the sea.
