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Plea to remove wrecks
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Plea to remove wrecks
For more than 50 years, abandoned foreign shipwrecks have leaked toxic waste into the sea off Vatoa Island in the Lau Group. Now locals say enough is enough. Villagers are calling for the immediate removal of the wrecks, which they claim have poisoned their traditional fishing grounds (qoliqoli), caused illness, and even cost lives. “These wrecks are a common nuisance, and they’ve interfered with our right to use and enjoy the very resources we …
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