A team of Oceana investigators went on a 2,000-km trip by car along the coastal roadways of Southern Italy and Sicily. Oceana has confirmed that indeed, some of the smallest ports in this area of the country have been revealed as havens for dozens of illegal driftnet vessels of all sizes. Oceana has documented several of the tricks used by the shipowners to pull the wool over the inspectors eyes.

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