YUZHNO SAKHALINSK, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - Border guards on Russia's Far East island of Sakhalin have released into the sea over 26 metric tons of live crabs from two vessels earlier detained for poaching, a border guard spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
"A total of 53,258 crabs were released into the sea. The prevented losses stood at more than 30 million rubles [$1 million]," the spokeswoman said.
She added that over 223 metric tons of live crabs and fish were released into the sea in 2009, preventing losses of more than 183 million rubles ($5.8 million). A total of 47 vessels were detained for poaching since the start of the year, 22 of them were flying a foreign flag.
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