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Drama on the high seas

Who said fishing was tame? The last month has seen a spate of news articles about pirate fishing – illegal fishing by boats that flout national and international law.  Most recently, South Africa’s Independent Online reported the dramatic seizure of two boats fishing illegally off Mozambique: In scenes reminiscent of a rip-roaring pirate movie, armed … Read more

Protest aimed at cruise crowds

Good story from Keys News covering a protest in Key West against the huge expansion of the cruise business in that city: Somewhere around a hundred city residents — estimating was challenging, at best — hopped into their cars and onto their bicycles for a leisurely trip down the city’s busiest street. Some locals just … Read more