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NOAA moves to police seas

By Traver Riggins

January 28, 2011

As part of their continuing effort to take a lead in managing global fisheries, officials with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospher

Overview: The black market in bluefin

By Marina Walker Guevara, Kate Willson and Marcos Garcia Rey

November 7, 2010

Along the Mediterranean coast of France, in the city of Montpellier, prosecutors are quietly putting on trial an ancient French tradition —

Part I: A Mediterranean feeding frenzy

By Kate Willson and Jean-Pierre Canet

November 7, 2010

Cobblestone walkways line the quiet canals of Sète, a French community of 40,000 nestled along the Mediterranean about 85 miles west of Mars

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

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

October 2, 2011

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

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

By Kate Willson and Mar Cabra

October 2, 2011

Company received $12 million in public aid even as it faced more than 40 allegations of illegal fishing

Excerpts from this story referencing "Antonio Vidal Pego":

"… ked to more than 40 cases of alleged illegal fishing — is changing tack. Antonio Vidal Pego, co-owner of Vidal Armadores, says the company is folding, and he’s devo …"

"… ils to and from mantoniovipe@gmail.com (Vidal Pego’s full name is Manuel Antonio Vidal Pego). Vidal Pego dismisses knowledge of the email account or any network: “I …"