Freezer trawler association blasts Europe, Mauritania deal

Worthless deal, with African consumers and EU taxpayers as biggest losers, say freezer trawler owners.

The 140 meter German registered Maartje Theadora fishing 30 miles off Mauritania's coast earlier this year. Photo: Greenpeace
The 140 meter German registered Maartje Theadora fishing 30 miles off Mauritania's coast earlier this year. Photo: Greenpeace
Published 31 July 2012, 12:10Updated 9 May 2016, 17:10