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Category: Looting the Seas II

Spain is the most powerful fishing nation in a region where economies and fish stocks are in shambles. A team of reporters from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists examined the Spanish fishing industry’s political influence, global reach and criminal record. The stories reveal an industry more subsidized by taxpayers than any other in the European Union, even as it has racked up an extensive history of flouting rules and breaking laws.

Posted inEnvironment

‘Pirate’ fleet owner convicted of fish fraud

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kate Willson and Mar Cabra November 17, 2011June 2, 2019

A Spanish ship-owner with a voluminous record of skirting international laws – and who swears he has never fished illegally – has been sentenced in Spain to one year and eight months in prison for trying to unload fish caught by one of his vessels. An Australian patrol boat spotted the Hammer, owned by Manuel […]

Posted inEnvironment

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

Avatar photo by Mar Cabra October 27, 2011June 9, 2019
Posted inEnvironment

Hake hoax in Spanish markets

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Mar Cabra, Marcos Garcia Rey and Kate Willson October 6, 2011June 9, 2019
Posted inEnvironment, Looting the Seas, Looting the Seas II, Natural Resources

Hake DNA testing: How we did it

Avatar photo by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists October 6, 2011January 7, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

Spain’s hake appetite threatens Namibia’s most valuable fish

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Marcos Garcia Rey and John Grobler October 4, 2011June 9, 2019
Posted inEnvironment

Top fisheries official says EU is investigating illegalities by Spanish companies

Avatar photo by Kate Willson October 4, 2011June 9, 2019
Posted inEnvironment

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

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Kate Willson, Mar Cabra and Marcos Garcia Rey October 2, 2011June 9, 2019
Posted inEnvironment, Looting the Seas, Looting the Seas II, Natural Resources

Subsidy methodology

Avatar photo by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists October 2, 2011January 7, 2022
Posted inEnvironment, Looting the Seas, Looting the Seas II, Natural Resources

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kate Willson and Mar Cabra October 2, 2011January 7, 2022
Posted inEnvironment, Looting the Seas, Looting the Seas II, Natural Resources

About Looting the Seas

Avatar photo by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists October 2, 2011January 7, 2022

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