The "Hoshinmaru" Case (Japan v. Russian Federation)

The Hoshinmaru, a Japanese fishing vessel, was licensed by Russia to catch specific quotas of salmon within Russia's exclusive economic zone. Russian inspectors discovered the crew had hidden 20 tons of sockeye salmon under chum salmon to underreport their catch and evade the sockeye quota, and Russia detained the vessel, imposing a 22,000,000-ruble bond for its release on the basis that Russia has a right to conserve and manage resources in its exclusive economic zone. Japan sought a judgment from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.