Lorenzo Tondo
Lorenzo Tondo is an Italian freelance journalist based in Palermo, and a contributor to La Repubblica and L’Espresso.
Updated: 31 October 2011
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By Lorenzo Tondo
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Italy: Italian waters still dragged by illegal nets
31 October 2011119 La Repubblica Rome
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.