In 2017, in Ecuadorian waters, the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 reefer was detained by the Ecuadorian Navy and was found to have over 7,639 sharks illegally on board. Some of the sharks found were species Corresponding author. 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai, 201306, China. 2016 Fu Yuan Yu 070 Illegal driftnet 2017 Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 Illegal transhipment of prohibited species Suspension of The Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 was detained last month inside the Galapagos National Park with 300 tons of sharks which it had received from four longliners belonging to Hong Long Fisheries and Pingtan Marine Enterprises. The crew of the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 are now in an Ecuadorian jail and the ship impounded, scheduled to be sold off. The cargo vessel, the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999, was detected using the Galapagos National Park Service’s new AIS monitoring system—procured and installed by WildAid, WWF and Sea Shepherd earlier this year. The Galapagos National Park control center monitored its trajectory and vectored a patrol vessel to interdict. Galapagos Park Rangers and In 2017, the Chinese refrigeration vessel Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 was pursued and boarded by Ecuadorian authorities inside the Galapagos Marine Reserve. On board, they found a gruesome haul: 6,000 frozen shark carcasses, many of endangered species, were seized. The loot of the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999, intercepted within the Galapagos Marine Reserve in August 2017, had included baby sharks and endangered species. Its crew was sentenced by an Ecuadorean court to prison terms and a multi-million dollar fine for illegally transporting wildlife. Then, in August last year, Ecuadorian police seized the Fujian-based Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 on suspicion of having illegally caught endangered sharks while fishing in international waters. The Chinese government urgently needs to put the brakes on the industry’s growth to prevent further damage to the country’s international image. Fu Yuan Yu 10.1163/24519391-06010011 Fu Yuan Yu On 13 August 2017, a Chinese-flagged carrier vessel, Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999, entered the Galapagos Marine Reserve (gmr) without giving appropriate notice, on the captain’s explanation that he entered the area to shelter the vessel from strong winds. Abstract On 13 August 2017, a Chinese-flagged carrier vessel, Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999, entered the Galapagos Marine Reserve (gmr) without giving appropriate notice, on the captain’s explanation that he entered the area to shelter the vessel from strong winds. Ecuadorian naval aircraft and a coastguard ship began to pursue the vessel from the internal waters and it was intercepted within the The Chinese-flagged Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 was caught on Sunday with 300 tonnes of fish, mostly sharks, including protected species such as the hammerhead, said Ecuador’s environment minister 45jM0ca.