Monday, May 14, 2007

Empty nets

Empty nets as tide turns on Asia's fishermen (Reuters)

Fishermen work on their fishing nets at a coastal village in Malaysia's northern state of Penang in this March 17, 2007 file photo. Fish provide up to 70 percent of the animal protein intake of Asians and is a central part of traditional diets. (Zainal Abd Halim/Reuters)Reuters - The old adage 'there are plenty more fish in the sea' no longer rings true for Malaysian fisherman Shafie Said.


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