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Venezuelan Oil Company Cleans Up Minor Spill in Lake Maracaibo

A section of the 8.4 kilometer bridge across the straight of
Maracaibo Lake (ABN)

The Venezuelan state oil company, PDVSA, launched its cleanup of a small oil spill in Lake Maracaibo this week, while a group of local fisher associations said they plan to take the company to court over the damages.

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Venezuela Bans Controversial “Trawl” Fishing

President Chavez speaks about the trawl fishing ban during his weekly TV program, broadcast from Sucre state. (Francisco Batista)
Small-scale Venezuelan fishers rejoiced on Sunday as a Venezuelan government ban on trawling, also known as drag fishing, went into effect.

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