Create account

Coverage dated February 4, 2022 to February 5, 2022

Mass of Dead Fish in Atlantic Prompts European Inquiry

Headline from Voice of America

Trawler dumped some 100,000 dead fish, group estimates

Voice of America's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

19 articles, oldest first.

  1. KVIA El Paso

    France launches inquiry after spill of over 100,000 dead fish off Atlantic coast (opens KVIA El Paso)

    Published

    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Arnaud Siad and Hannah Ryan, CNN A spill of more than 100,000 dead fish in the Atlantic Ocean off the French coast has been described by the French Maritime Minister as “shocking” in an incident that has drawn the attention of environmental activist groups.

  2. France 24

    Floating carpet of dead fish highlights France’s ‘lax’ attitude about overfishing (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    Some 100,000 dead fish were thrown back into the sea off the French coast on Thursday by one of the world's largest fishing vessels. While the crew dismissed it as a "fishing accident", NGO Sea Sheph…

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Mass swarm of dead fish in Atlantic prompts European inquiry (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    France and the European Union are investigating why a massive swarm of dead fish was released by a huge trawler in the Atlantic Ocean off France, after an environmental group released dramatic video and photos of the incident.

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Mass swarm of dead fish in Atlantic prompts French inquiry (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

    Published

    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    PARIS (AP) — France’s maritime minister has ordered an investigation after environmental group Sea Shepherd released video and photos of a massive swarm of dead fish released by a huge trawler in the Atlantic Ocean.

  5. The Guardian

    Shock in France after giant trawler sheds 100,000 dead fish off coast (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Environmentalists spot floating carpet of blue whiting covering thousands of square metres after spill from the FV Margiris

  6. Portland Press Herald

    Trawler releases massive swarm of dead fish in Atlantic off France (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The group Sea Shepherd questions whether it was an accident or an intentional dump of unwanted blue whiting.

  7. Insider

    Images show 100,000 dead fish carpeting the Atlantic Ocean after a super trawler says it 'ruptured' its giant dragnet (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    France and European Union launch inquiries after Dutch-owned super trawler FV Margiris spilled more than 100,000 dead fish off the French coast.

  8. The Times of Israel

    Swarm of 100,000 dead fish in Atlantic prompts European inquiry (opens The Times of Israel)

    Published

    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Marine watchdog finds blue whiting fish floating off coast of Bay of Biscay; operators of Lithuania-registered trawler Margiris claim incident cause by tear in net

  9. Voice of America

    Mass of Dead Fish in Atlantic Prompts European Inquiry (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    Trawler dumped some 100,000 dead fish, group estimates

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Mass of Dead Fish in Atlantic Prompts European Inquiry | Since Then