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Trawler trouble

June 6, 2016

Fishermen on the tiny island of São Tomé and Príncipe off Africa's west coast are seeing their livelihood crippled by trawlers that scoop up the stocks and destroy the ocean habitat. Now they're taking a stand.

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Trawler
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Fishermen face off with big trawlers