Environmental campaign group Sea Shepherd filmed this footage of what they estimate to be “100,000 dead fish.”
They’ve accused the Dutch-owned trawler FV Margiris of deliberately discharging the fish as “bycatch.”
The fishing association PFA, speaking for the vessel, say the “rare occurrence” was due to a “rupture” in the fishing net, which it has reported to the authorities.
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