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Maltese directorate reported tuna ranchers to police 10 months prior to director’s suspension

The Maltese fisheries directorate was found to have reported the Mare Blu tuna farm to police for illegal fishing practices last April, two new reports have shown

By Undercurrent News | Feb. 20, 2019 09:55 GMT
A tuna ranch near Freeport, Malta. Credit: sam357/Shutterstock.com
A tuna ranch in Malta
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The latest twist in the ongoing Maltese tuna smuggling scandal came Tuesday when it was revealed that the country's fishing directorate had originally reported the under-fire Mare Blu tuna farm to police for illegal fishing practices in April last year, reports Lovin Malta [...]

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