With Croatia refusing to acknowledge the course of the border as determined in international arbitration last year, fishermen on both sides have been taking the brunt of the bureaucratic blows resulting from the different interpretations of the border on both sides.
According to TV Slovenija, Croatia is now using not only its maritime police but also its fisheries inspection to issue fines to Slovenian fishing boats.
The public broadcaster said six fishermen from Koper and Izola have so far been fined by the Croatian inspection. One of them has EUR 28,000 worth of fines sent to him by mail.
