Friday, June 18th, 2010
AFP - Environmental activists from the Sea Shepherd group said Friday they had "liberated" some 800 bluefin tuna that had been caught by what they described as poachers and were being towed by two fishing vessels off the coast of Libya. Find more info about Activists 'liberate' 800 bluefin tuna: ...
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Sunday, June 13th, 2010
AFP - A Maltese military vessel used water cannons Sunday to prevent Greenpeace activists from a ramming into a large pen holding bluefin tuna, a military spokesman said. Find more info about Maltese navy intercepts Greenpeace vessel (AFP) photos videos pictures. read more
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
AFP - The European Commission on Tuesday announced an early end to the fishing season for the lucrative but endangered bluefin tuna, a mainstay of Japanese food, saying the allowable quotas had already been taken. Find more info about EU closes bluefin tuna fishing season early (AFP) photos videos pictures. ...
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
AFP - Environmental activists opposed to the fishing of the endangered bluefin tuna faced off again on Monday with French commercial tuna fishing vessels in the Mediterranean sea near Malta. Find more info about Green activists face off with Med tuna trawlers (AFP) photos videos pictures. read more
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