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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/20/greece.dolphins.reut/index.html
ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) -- Fishermen off Greece's Aegean island of Samothrace have found 13 dead dolphins and a small whale in an illegal driftnet, local authorities said on Friday.
The 1 km (0.6 mile) net was pulled into the island's port because of fears it could damage ships' propellers.
"There were 13 dead dolphins, a shark, a whale and some tuna that had been caught in the net which some fisherman irresponsibly just dumped in the sea," said tourist Dinos Panidis who helped pull up the net.
Island authorities believe the net was abandoned by Turkish fishermen on Thursday and have launched an investigation.
Driftnets, also known as "walls of death" because of their size and their indiscriminate catch of small and large fish, have been banned by the European Union.
Samothrace lies only a few kilometers off the western Turkish coast. Authorities said they believed the net was Turkish because its floaters contained Turkish batteries not sold in Greece.
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/20/greece.dolphins.reut/index.html
ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) -- Fishermen off Greece's Aegean island of Samothrace have found 13 dead dolphins and a small whale in an illegal driftnet, local authorities said on Friday.
The 1 km (0.6 mile) net was pulled into the island's port because of fears it could damage ships' propellers.
"There were 13 dead dolphins, a shark, a whale and some tuna that had been caught in the net which some fisherman irresponsibly just dumped in the sea," said tourist Dinos Panidis who helped pull up the net.
Island authorities believe the net was abandoned by Turkish fishermen on Thursday and have launched an investigation.
Driftnets, also known as "walls of death" because of their size and their indiscriminate catch of small and large fish, have been banned by the European Union.
Samothrace lies only a few kilometers off the western Turkish coast. Authorities said they believed the net was Turkish because its floaters contained Turkish batteries not sold in Greece.
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Copyright 2005 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
