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US lobbied to inspect shrimp fisher fleet again

MEXICO | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Foods (SAGARPA...

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Somali pirates hijack Kenyan longliner
Spain | 02:10 | A surface longliner fishing vessel under the Kenyan flag, which had previously been registered in Spain, was forcibly seized in Indian Ocean waters by Somali pirates. Full Story
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Earthquake demolishes 50 pct of fishmeal plant
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