The Sri Lankan flagged vessel named MANGALA was inspected on 24 April 2022 by French authorities. After investigation, this vessel was found to have been operating within the Glorieuse's EEZ for six days but did not give proper notice of entry and did not report the catch retained on-board. At the time of inspection, the vessel was fishing in a regulated area. MANGALA was deemed to be engaged in unauthorised operations within the IOTC convention area. This vessel was included in the IOTC IUU Vessel list on 30th May 2022 under the name MANGALA, Sri Lanka flag, national registration number of IMULA0195TCO and unknown ownership.
The vessel entered into the French EEZ but did not give proper notice of entry and did not report the quantity of fish on-board. The vessel was caught having catches taken inside French waters.
