• MercoPress, Uruguay, 18 November 2004 - Last three "Maya V" crewmembers fined and deported
  "Three Uruguayan crewmembers from the longliner “Maya V”, caught illegally fishing, and who had pleaded not guilty were sentenced Wednesday ... to pay a 750 US dollars fine plus 350 US dollars prosecution costs."...

• News.com, Australia - (Article no longer available), 18 November 2004 - Maya fishermen convicted of poaching, awaiting deportation
  "Despite guilty pleas from the 37 other crew members, Texis, De Los Santos and Bagnarra all pleaded not guilty to the charge of unauthorised use of a foreign boat within the AFZ."...

• Ninemsn, Australia - (Article no longer available), 16 November 2004 - Alleged toothfish poachers in court
  "The three accused have pleaded not guilty to one count of unauthorised use of a foreign boat within the Australian Fishing Zone. They intend to insist they were not aware they were in Australian waters."...

• The Advertiser, Australia - (Article no longer available), 10 September 2004 - $60,000 fine for toothfish haul
  The captain and first mate of the Uruguayan-flagged fishing boat Maya V, who admitted poaching Patagonian toothfish from Australian waters, each was fined $30,000 ...

• Sunday Times, Australia - (Article no longer available), 9 September 2004 - Captain, mate face likely deportation
  THE captain and first mate of Uruguayan-owned fishing vessel, Maya V, face deportation after admitting to poaching a multi-million-dollar haul of Patagonian toothfish...

• ABC Online, Australia, 23 August 2004 - Illegal fishermen freed on good behavior bond
  Three Chilean crew members of the Maya V were fined $1500 each and given a five year good behavior bond - a lenient sentence in the hope of deterring them from fishing in Australian waters again...

• News.com.au, Australia - (Article no longer available), 30 July 2004 - Tenders called for Maya V
  "A BOAT caught allegedly poaching rare Patagonian toothfish from Australian waters will be put to tender this weekend in a bid to recoup some of the costs of capturing it"...

• La Republica, Uruguay, 30 May 2004 - Captain Flangini re-embarked the reported observer of the "Maya V"
  "He was accused of shooting birds, seals, and whale calves, as well as of not carrying out his technical duties"...

• La Republica, Uruguay, 30 Mayo 2004 - El capitán Flangini volvió a embarcar al denunciado observador del "Maya V"
  "Fue acusado de disparar contra aves, lobos marinos y ballenatos, e incumplir sus tareas técnicas"...

• News.com, Australia - (Article no longer available), 29 April 2004 - Toothfish 'pirates' plead not guilty
  "The three Uruguayan nationals were all aboard Maya V when it was apprehended in the Southern Ocean with a huge haul of the endangered Patagonian toothfish delicacy in late January"...

• Tehran Times, Iran - (Article no longer available), 24 April 2004 - Australia sells illegal toothfish haul for A$2million
  "All monies raised from the sale will now be held in trust until the conclusion of the legal proceedings relating to the Maya V"...

• MercoPress, Uruguay, 20 April 2004 - "Maya V" haul attracts buyers interest

• News.com.au - (Article no longer available), 16 April 2004 - Buyers bite on poached toothfish
  Tender bids for the 192-tonne catch and 64tonnes of bait, with an estimated value of more than $2.4 million, close today...

• MercoPress, Uruguay, April 5, 2004 - "Maya V crewmembers back in Punta Arenas"

• ChinaPost, Taiwan, April 2, 2004 - "Crew convicted, awaiting deportation from Australia for illegal fishing"

• The Age, Australia, March 26, 2004 - "Majority of Maya V crew guilty"
  ...The men each face a possible maximum fine of $27,500...

• The Age, Australia, March 23, 2004 - "Captain, four crew back in court"
  ...All the men are charged with unauthorised use of a foreign boat within the Australian fishing zones (AFZ), and using a foreign boat for fishing in the AFZ...

• MercoPress, Uruguay, March 17, 2004 - "Maya V observer "dumped computer into the sea""
  ...the Fisheries Department observer aboard the longliner “Maya V” dumped his “technical reports and computer to the sea” before been arrested for allegedly fishing in Australian waters...

• MercoPress, Uruguay, March 15, 2004 - "Maya V: scientific observers union blame Captain Flangini"
  Observers and scientists from the Uruguayan Fisheries Department, (DINARA), claim that most of the problems encountered by Uruguayan flagged vessels allegedly caught illegally fishing can be tracked to recent resolutions degrading technical conditions for the naming and selection of observers...

• ABC Online, Australia, March 12, 2004 - "Alleged toothfish poachers freed on bail"
  The Perth Magistrates Court has adjourned the case of 35 foreign fishermen accused of illegally taking Patagonian toothfish from Australian waters...

• MercoPress, Uruguay, March 11, 2004 - "Maya V "observer" loved shooting sea birds"
  Serious accusations were aired in the Montevideo press against the Uruguayan Fisheries Department observer of the longliner “Maya V”, ...

• MercoPress, Uruguay, February 26, 2004 - "Maya V Crew Out of Jail"

• MercoPress, Uruguay, February 18, 2004 - "Maya V: Uruguay and Australia hold talks"

• SARTMA.com, Falkland Islands, February 13, 2004 - "Fishers Challenge Australian Sovereignty - Commonwealth"
  ...Incursions by fishermen into the Australian Fishing Zone was seen as a challenge to Australian sovereignty...

• MercoPress, Uruguay, February 13, 2004 - "Flangini: "toothfish fishing not restricted""
  ...Captain Flangini insisted that the "Maya V" was licenced by the Uruguayan government to operate in the high seas with toothfish, "a non restricted species"...

• MercoPress, Uruguay, February 13, 2004 - "Crew of Maya V formally charged"
  Thirty-five foreign nationals have been formally charged with illegal fishing...

• AFMA (Australian Fisheries Management Authority), February 12, 2004 - "Entire Crew of Maya V Charged with Illegal Fishing"
  ...If found guilty, the crewmembers face fines of up to AUD$27,500 each...

• The Advertiser, Australia, February 12, 2004 - "Alleged toothfish crew in court"
  ...It is the first time that an entire crew has been charged with the offence...

Thursday, 12 February. 2004:  All 35 crew of the Maya V were driven by bus to Perth Central Law Courts today and charged with illegal fishing.
(photos courtesy michaelwevers.com)

• Port Focus, New Zealand, February 9, 2004 - "Five charged with illegal fishing in Australia's sub-Antarctic waters"

• The Australian, Australia, February 7, 2004 - "Five charged over toothfish"

• The Age Newspaper, Australia, February 5, 2004 - "Howard learns of the danger in hunting poachers"
  ...After another illegal vessel, the Maya V, of Uruguay, was impounded 150 tonnes of toothfish were sold and at $34 a kilogram customs is on to a nice little earner for the Federal Government...

• MercoPress, Uruguay, February 4, 2004 - "COLTO claims Maya V, Viarsa1 link"
  Uruguayan flagged longliner "Maya V" ... is under bareboat charter to Navalmar S.A. in Uruguay, the same company that chartered the "Viarsa1" another Uruguayan flagged longliner ... according to COLTO...

• The Washington Times, USA, February 3, 2004 - "Boat harbors illegal cargo"

• MercoPress, Uruguay, February 3, 2004 - "Australia investigating 'Maya V' catch"

• The Age Newspaper, Australia, February 2, 2004 - "Illegal fishing boat in Fremantle"

• The West Australian, Australia, February 2, 2004 - "Toothfish sailors could have form"
  Three of 41 crew caught on the Uruguayan-flagged Maya V ... are under investigation for repeat offences.

• ABC News Online, Australia, February 2, 2004 - "WA firm welcomes toothfish boat's apprehension"

Fishing Vessel Maya V suspected fishing illegally in the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone.
(photo courtesy Australian Government, Department of Defence)

• MercoPress, Uruguay, January 27, 2004 - "Maya V: Uruguay waiting for official Australian report"

• Ministerial Media Release, Australia, January 24, 2004 - Maya V - "Navy catches suspected illegal fishing vessel"

• News.com.au, Australia, January 24, 2004 - "Navy raid halts suspect poachers"

• ABC Online, Australia, January 23, 2004 - "Navy intercepts alleged toothfish poachers"