$350 million of illegal cod caught in 2005

Posted on May 3, 2008
Filed Under environmental goods |

Over 100,000 tonnes of illegal cod valued at 225 million euros (350 million dollars) was caught in the Barents Sea (Atlantic Ocean) in 2005.

Source: AFP, “Illegal cod fishing in Arctic threatening fisheries: WWF,” Yahoo News, April 15, 2008.  

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