Cross-referencing BO and quota data reveals ownership links between major UK quota holders and a GBP 63 million illegal fishing scheme

An investigation into UK fishing licence holders found that 13 of the 25 largest quota-holding operations had ownership links to a GBP 63 million illicit scheme. Fishing operations and processors had collaborated to land approximately 170,000 tonnes of illegal herring and mackerel in Scotland. Cross-referencing beneficial ownership and quota data made these connections visible.

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