Liu Zhinjang, the owner of the vessel that caught the toothfish without permission, speaks: "I didn't make an environmental disaster, but they want to harm me". He believes that the 163 tons of the species were a product of incidental fishing.
He acknowledges that he did not have a quota to fish for hake and blackfish and fears that he will not be allowed to set sail again. The lot that the TAI AN brought back from the last tide, a raid that lasted 45 days, may be worth 4 million dollars.