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| 'Cucumber' Critter (Photo by Francois Michonneau) |
Sea
cucumbers, animals that resemble
their vegetable namesake, are a key
part of their local ecosystem. Harvest too
many, and you endanger the future
health of the environment.
One of the
largest busts recently befell the owner of
a seafood company. Hoon Namkoong was
not only ordered to “pay 1.5 million
in restitution,” but was also “sentenced
to two years in prison.”
Namkoong had
taken “nearly 20 percent of the total
allowed harvest” of sea cucumbers statewide,” thus doing “serious damage” to Washington
State’s ecology.
Resources
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-man-gets-prison-for-overharvesting-sea-cucumbers-must-pay-1-5m/
Copyright October 1, 2018 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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