Fishermen on 100 boats protest over Isahaya Bay dike project

Fishermen on 100 boats protest over Isahaya Bay dike project

ISAHAYA, Japan - Fishermen line up about 100 fishing boats in waters off Isahaya, Nagasakai Prefecture on Jan. 7, 2010, to protest over the government's project to fill the Isahaya Bay dike. The fishermen say the project has damaged the seawater environment in the area and their fishery businesses.

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