Unauthorized fishing in the waters off of New Zealand leads to an estimated 1,000 tons of abalone to be illegally fished.
Officially, up to 1,057 tons of abalone is allowed to be fished each year.
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Source: “Australia links organized crime to illegal fishing,” New York Times, May 26, 2008.