Greenpeace kills endangered fish in protest
Wire Services Oh the irony!
Environment activists piled thousands of dead fish at the foot of Berlin's biggest tourist attraction, the Brandenburg Gate, Tuesday in a demonstration against over-fishing and pollution in the North Sea... visitors to the famous neo-classical landmark were greeted by the smell of 11,000 rotting fish displayed on a 100 meter long table under banners bearing the slogan 'Don't waste life!' ... The dead fish on display - some 95% of the catch, including endangered species of octopus and sea urchin - were those that commercial crews would normally throw back overboard for failing to meet traders' criteria. 'Some 700,000 tons of dead fish are thrown back into the sea each year - this waste problem will affect future generations if no one takes action,' said Greenpeace marine biologist Thomas Henningsen.