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Re:Killer whales wreck boat in latest attack off Spain by narag on Friday May 26, 2023 @06:58PM (#36090440)
The orcas doing this are tuna eaters, and we are depleting the tuna population.

Barbate is very close to my hometown. Tuna was captured in the area since Roman times:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baelo_Claudia

My father's family used to work in Sancti Petri, a village created around the almadraba, then closed half a century ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almadraba

Why did it close? Competence from japanese factory boats. Tuna was captured in deep sea before they coasted north. I believe Barbate still has one.

Another explanation in local news is that orcas get mad with the sound of motors and propellers. The nearby straight bears very heavy traffic.

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