Chile fishing crisis traps tourists, empties markets

Chile fishing crisis traps tourists, empties markets Ancud, Chile (AFP) May 9, 2016 - A fishing ban sparked by mass deaths of sea creatures in Chile has left tourists stranded and markets empty on an island cut off by protest blockades. In the south of the world's second-biggest salmon-producing country, fishermen have blocked roads with burning tires. They have cut off access to the island of Chiloe in the picturesque Los Lagos region. They are furious at what they say i ... more

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