fish illegally

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Allegations of illegal fishing have even followed Russia to the south pole, where a Russian ship in 2020 was accused of faking its location data to fish illegally off season.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Sumaila, the fisheries economist, estimates that losing their insurance would cause perhaps 40 percent of the ships that regularly fish illegally to stop doing so.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2016

His also was the duty of noting the license numbers, and of surprising those immoral anglers who sought to kill fish illegally on distant reaches of the river.

From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden

"They are netting fish illegally, I imagine," Elmer answered.

From Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot by Douglas, Alan