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Fisheries plant on Australia’s border could be used as cover for drugs, weapons and people smuggling, experts say

A $200m Chinese-built fish processing plant, proposed for the Papua New Guinean island of Daru, in the Torres Strait, brings risk of transnational crimeSecurity experts have warned a $200m Chinese-built fisheries plant, proposed for a Papua New Guinean…

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Making waves: the hit Indian island radio station leading climate conversations

With its unique blend of gossip, jokes and songs mixed with serious global issues, Kadal Osai has built a devoted audienceSelvarani Mari is a fisher and seaweed collector who lives on Pamban Island of Tamil Nadu, on the southernmost tip of India.Every …

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‘We do not get a chance at happiness’: the Bangladeshi fishermen caught by debt

Hilsa fishermen must borrow to buy equipment but have to sell their catch at a low price to moneylenders – creating a generational debt trapKalam Sheikh’s life revolves around the few months when he goes in search of Bangladesh’s prized hilsa fish. Whe…

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