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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

There aren't always more fish in this sea | MinnPost

There aren't always more fish in this sea

By Stephen Starr | 08:40 am

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s careless approach to the environment may be striking at one of its most iconic industries.

Overfishing, increased pollution and damaging infrastructure projects are threatening the fishing business in Istanbul and around the country. At stake are supplies of natural resources, tens of thousands of local jobs, billions of dollars — and, for traditional net-fishermen, a centuries-old way of life.

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