Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Fishery Protection

Chilean and Brazilian crew members aboard a Falklands-owned trawler wait to embark on a three-month fishing cruise in theFalkland Islands Conservation Zone. Not only an effort at resource conservation, the zone is also a business enterprise for the2,500 islanders. Sixty percent of the colony's $30 million annual budget comes from licenses to fish Falkland waters.

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Contained in galleries: Falkland Islands, 6. Overfishing

Chilean and Brazilian crew members aboard a Falklands-owned trawler wait to embark on a three-month fishing cruise in theFalkland Islands Conservation Zone. Not only an effort at resource conservation, the zone is also a business enterprise for the2,500 islanders. Sixty percent of the colony's $30 million annual budget comes from licenses to fish Falkland waters.