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Re:The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on fo... by specialist on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @10:11AM (#27528661)
My crazy notion is to attach some kind of mechanical remora to offending vessels. Something that attaches below the water line. Slows the vessel. Messes with the nets. Has to go back to port to be removed.

Or maybe ensnare the vessels, like the Tholians did to USS Enterprise. Defenders equip fast ships with spools of nylon. Race around the offenders, dragging the nylon, hoping to tangle their props. Mindful to stay out of gun shot range.

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Re:The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on fo... by rich_sasha on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @11:40AM (#27529783)
In the “cod wars” between Iceland and UK Icelandic coast guard ships were cutting off the trawling nets. Not sure how well that works nowadays.
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Re:The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on fo... by fallingknife on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @12:31PM (#27530403)
Since you will only be able to hit a tiny fraction of the ships, the enforcement has to be deadly, or the incentive will still be to violate.
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Re:The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on fo... by specialist on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @03:57PM (#27532779)
I understand.

If I could hurt the Bad Guys, I would consider it. But from my reading of the popular press, many of the workers are victims too.

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