‘It’s outrageous’: Trinidadian fishers film ‘half-hearted’ oil spill clean-up
by Sarah Johnson from Environment | The Guardian on (#5N9DB)
Hundreds of spills off Gulf of Paria having dire' impact on local fishing in one of the most biodiverse areas of Trinidad and Tobago
Hands masked in thick black oil, the fisher drips toxic globules back into the sea as he pleads with the camera, urging viewers to share this video".
In the footage, filmed onboard a small boat, Gary Aboud documents an oil spill this week in the Gulf of Paria, off the Caribbean coast of Trinidad. It is just the latest of many spills that threaten to wreak havoc on the area's vulnerable marine life and fishing industry.
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