Taiwanese Fishers Face Poaching Charges Over Dolphin's Killing

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Canadian authorities caught the crew of a Taiwan-flagged vessel using the remains of a protected dolphin as shark bait last year. Now, Taiwan says the crew violated Taiwanese conservation law.

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00:00A Taiwanese fishing boat captain and his crew of seven faced charges over the killing of a dolphin for use as shark bait.

00:07Canadian authorities called the crew trying to lure sharks with the remains of a protected dolphin in the Pacific last year.

00:13Prompted by a report from Canada, Taiwan has launched an investigation and found the crew violated Taiwan's own conservation laws.

00:21Environmental groups say this is not an isolated incident.

00:24They are urging Taiwan boats to outfit its fishing boats with more tracking and monitoring gear and to step up inspections of boats in harbors.

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