Spanish Fishing Consortia Impact Artisanal Fishing in Central America
Image: IPS-Inter Press Service / FIS
(NICARAGUA, 4/29/2024)
The following is an excerpt from an article published by IPS-Inter Press Service:
Spanish transnational fishing companies, especially in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala, have aimed to exploit ecosystems and labor and then export the products to the most profitable consumption areas.
Source:Stockfile FIS
Industrial tuna fishing and a shrimp aquaculture megaproject, developed by Spanish consortiums in Central America, put at risk the scarce marine-coastal resources on which families of artisanal fish...
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