Nearly €6 billion in subsidies fuel Spain’s ravenous fleet

By Kate Willson, Mar Cabra, Marcos Garcia Rey and Kate Willson

Out-of-control subsidies have helped Spain build up a fleet that breaks the law at home and abroad

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IMPACT: Fishing industry rep calls ICIJ investigation an 'explosive cocktail that damages the Spaniards'

By Mar Cabra

Spain doles out millions in aid despite fishing company's record

By Kate Willson and Mar Cabra

Part I: A Mediterranean feeding frenzy

By Kate Willson and Jean-Pierre Canet

NOAA moves to police seas

By Traver Riggins

Excerpts from this story referencing "Common Fisheries Policy":

"… EU drafted a series of reviews of the community’s fisheries law — the Common Fisheries Policy, which will govern the fleet for at least a decade. One little-known docum …"

IMPACT: Fishing industry rep calls ICIJ investigation an 'explosive cocktail that damages the Spaniards'

By Mar Cabra

Spanish fishing industry officials wrote letter to prime minister to complain about ICIJ's 'Looting the Seas II' investigation

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The team, funding

By The Int'l Consortium of Investigative Journalists

Our new name has a familiar ring to it

By Bill Buzenberg

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Weekly Watchdog 5/3/12

Excerpts from this story referencing "Common Fisheries Policy":

"… groups Greenpeace and Oceana.The European Union is currently revamping its Common Fisheries Policy, a legislation that affects its 27 members and will rule for approximately …"