Florindo González Corral, the Spanish fishing tycoon who owned the world’s most infamous pirate fishing vessel, the F/V Thunder, part of the infamous 'Bandit 6', has been fined 8.2 million euros in a civil case brought by the Spanish government.

A 14-week investigation by the marine conservation organisation Sea Shepherd reveals illegal fish trawling is still taking place in the Sound, the strait between Sweden and Denmark, despite the banning of such destructive fishing practices in the area since…