Dario Prestigiacomo
Dario Prestigiacomo is an Italian freelance journalist based in Palermo, and a regular contributor to La Repubblica.
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By Dario Prestigiacomo
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31 October 2011La Repubblica Rome
Dario Prestigiacomo is an Italian freelance journalist based in Palermo, and a regular contributor to La Repubblica.
The EU banned drift nets in 2002 to protect Mediterranean wildlife and paid out compensation to the fishers. But for many of the recipients, the tuna and swordfish fisheries are far too lucrative. And so they are getting around the ban, with the help of the Mafia.