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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joshua Goodman and David Keyton

Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the cornerstone of a fragile ecosystem

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Antarctic Endeavour glides across the water’s silky surface as dozens of fin whales spray rainbows from their blowholes into a fairy tale icescape of massive glaciers.

But as a patrol of environmentalists approaches the Chilean super trawler in an inflatable boat, the cruder realities of modern industrial fishing come into view.

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