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  • August 2008

    • Trawler Dumps Endangered Fish, Sparking Eco-Outrage

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 14, 08 12:27 CDT

      Trawler Dumps Endangered Fish, Sparking Eco-Outrage

      (Newser) - Film of a British trawler dumping 10,000 pounds of dead fish caught in Norwegian waters back into the sea has outraged Norway as well as environmentalists, the Guardian reports. The boat dumped nearly 80% of its catch, including cod and other endangered fish, to comply with EU quotas. Conservationists slammed the wasteful practice and called for an overhaul of the rules. More »

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      United Kingdom  • fish  • Norway  • fishing  • overfishing  • fishing boat

  • May 2008

    • Ballooning Gas Costs Fuel Mass Protests in Europe

      Time  |  May 29, 08 9:29 AM CDT

      Ballooning Gas Costs Fuel Mass Protests in Europe

      (Newser) - Skyrocketing fuel prices are hitting Americans hard, but drivers across the Atlantic are shelling out twice as much, Time reports. Europeans pay an average of $8.70 for a gallon of gas, and the hefty price hikes this year are leading to protests that threaten to shut down cities, ports, and whole sectors of the economy. Oil terminals have been blockaded by protesters. More »

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      gas prices  • European Union  • Europe  • gas tax  • fishing boat

  • April 2008

    • Spain Speeds to Save Pirate Hostages

      BBC  |  Apr 21, 08 9:26 AM CDT

      Spain Speeds to Save Pirate Hostages

      (Newser) - A Spanish naval frigate is steaming to the waters off Somalia to rescue crew members of a tuna boat seized by pirates, reports the BBC. The boat was grabbed just days after French commandos freed hostages from a luxury yacht comandeered by Somali pirates. The tuna boat's 26 crew members are "well," the captain said by radio, but the pirates are demanding a ransom. More »

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      hostage  • Spain  • Somalia  • pirates  • ransom  • fishing boat

  • March 2008

    • 4 Dead After Boat Starts Sinking Off Alaska

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Mar 23, 08 7:44 CDT

      4 Dead After Boat Starts Sinking Off Alaska

      (Newser) - Four crew members of a Seattle-based fishing boat died today after the vessel sank amidst high seas off the Alaska coast, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Officials rescued 42 members, but a search continues for one missing staffer, according to the AP. The boat began sinking shortly before 3 a.m., when it lost control of its rudder 120 miles from Alaska’s Dutch Harbor. More »

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      Alaska  • Seattle  • Washington state  • diesel  • fishing boat  • crew members

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