Peruvian fishermen struggling following oil spill caused by Tongan volcano
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The carcass of a bird lays on a rocky shore polluted with oil on Culebras beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru, on Thursday. Following the Repsol oil spill caused by the eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga, fishermen in the Peruvian capital say they are struggling to maintain the traditional industry and now are seeing their livelihoods in jeopardy.
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A fisherman sniffs a handful of mollusks coated with oil on a beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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A fishermen stands on the rocky shore of a beach polluted by an oil spill in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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A crab stands on an oil-stained rock at Culebras beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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Kiefer Taboada shows a handful of mollusks covered with oil at Culebras beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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The oil-stained gloves of fisherman Kiefer Taboada rest on a rock at Culebras beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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Kiefer Taboada shows a handful of mollusks covered with oil at Culebras beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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A fisherman in a wetsuit rests on a rock at Culebras beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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Fisherman Walter de la Cruz holds a mollusk coated with oil on a beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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Fishermen look at a beach polluted by an oil spill in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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Fisherman Jose Bedon shows his oil-stained hands on Culebras beach that was polluted by an oil spill in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru.
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