I spent a few years at WWF working on the protection of Blue Fin Tuna. It was some of the most enjoyable, tough and challenging work I have ever done.
What Size Bullet Proof Vest Do You Take Sir?
It is the only time I have been recommended by a government official to get a bullet proof vest as the work was making a lot of powerful and dangerous men get angry.
Who Runs Europe’s Industry?
It is one of the few times when European governments were open, in private, about the role of the mafia in its many guises, being key to the operation of the industry. It was always the more remarkable that European governments did so little to stop the illegal overfishing and put this once plentiful fish at the verge of extinction.
A Cash Cow for Dictators Sons
So, in post revolutionary Tunisa, it was surprising to come across two Blue Fin tuna displayed in the restaurant of the hotel I was staying at.
The fishing of blue fin tuna in the waters of the Tunisa and Libya were after all controlled by the sons of the ex-dictators, often working closely with European fishing interests. I wonder who now owns these valuable concessions today?
You can see a picture below.
