Castellammare di Stabia, 2.5 tons of untraceable clams seized

He was carrying two and a half tons of untracked clams: reported. Last night, the military personnel of the Judicial Police unit of the Port Authority of Castellammare di Stabia, under the coordination of the Maritime Directorate of Naples, set up a real task force in order to combat illegal fishing and illegal trade in fish products.

The operation, which began late yesterday evening, involved around ten soldiers who carried out checks in the area of ​​Castellammare di Stabia and the surrounding municipalities. Around 2.5 tonnes of “lupino” clams were found inside a vehicle (from the scientific name “chamelea gallina”), without any document certifying their origin, the fishing area, the gear used or the fishing vessel that carried out the fishing.

In order to evade potential controls, the bivalve molluscs had been hidden inside polystyrene containers marked “blue crab”. For this reason, the driver of the vehicle was sanctioned for the possession of untraceable fish products and with an administrative fine of 1,500 euros while the fish product found was subjected to seizure.

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