Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Fishery Protection

Asian crew members aboard the Argentine-registered Tai-An factory trawler prepare the ship to embark from Ushuaia on a several-month tour of the South Atlantic. Capt. Beto Tagliamonte didn't expect the voyage to tax the ship's capacity to haul in 5,000 tons of uncleaned fish per trip. "There's just not that many fish out there," he said.

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Asian crew members aboard the Argentine-registered Tai-An factory trawler prepare the ship to embark from Ushuaia on a several-month tour of the South Atlantic. Capt. Beto Tagliamonte didn't expect the voyage to tax the ship's capacity to haul in 5,000 tons of uncleaned fish per trip. "There's just not that many fish out there," he said.