Taxpayer handouts keep fishing afloat

2011-09-14T10:15:00

Oceana says that taxpayers are paying for fishermen to overfish

Oceana has reported that taxpayer handouts totaling EUR3.3bn are keeping the European Union’s fishing industry afloat, which is more than three times greater than the amount typically quoted in public figures.

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