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Pacific fishing vessel owner pays $2.5m to settle pollution charge

The owner of a fishing vessel that operated in and around American Samoa has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle charges related to dumping oily bilge water.

By Undercurrent News | Aug. 31, 2017 16:17 BST
Tuna boats in port, American Samoa, 2009. Credit: Dr. Matt Kendall, NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA/BGB.
Tuna boats in port, American Samoa, 2009. Credit: Dr. Matt Kendall, NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA/BGB.
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