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Article: Aleut fishing villages fighting to survive. (Forum).(Brief Article)
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- National Fisherman
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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When Greenpeace and other environmental groups sued to limit ground-fish trawling in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, they targeted factory trawlers, those massive international vessels that drag the ocean's floor. Greenpeace's chosen tactic is casting these trawlers as high-seas pirates, hiding their identities, sneaking from port to port, concealing trade routes, and frequently reflagging their vessels in countries that do not follow international regulations.
When put in these terms, it is difficult to argue in favor of these "global sea monsters" raping and pillaging the sea; and Alaska's small-boat fishermen agree that "big draggers" are overfishing and ...