Alotau’s Provincial Police Commander Joseph Morehari says 13 people were apprehended; 11 Koreans and two Filipinos were interrogated.
They were later charged and arrested.
Islanders have been reporting to police about having sighted vessels in the nearby islands fishing for sea cucumbers which were protected by a cessation.
All the sea cucumbers on the vessel have been removed and the boat has been impounded to be inspected.
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