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| Greenpeace cod protests continue | Greenpeace cod protests continue |
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| Greenpeace campaigners have tried to stop trawlers fishing for North Sea cod for the second time in three days. | Greenpeace campaigners have tried to stop trawlers fishing for North Sea cod for the second time in three days. |
| A protester jumped into the sea 40 miles off Unst in front of two trawlers on Monday morning with a sign saying: 'Stop battering cod'. | A protester jumped into the sea 40 miles off Unst in front of two trawlers on Monday morning with a sign saying: 'Stop battering cod'. |
| Greenpeace claim over-fishing could cause stocks of cod to be completely wiped out. | Greenpeace claim over-fishing could cause stocks of cod to be completely wiped out. |
| The Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) chief executive Bertie Armstrong said it was "beyond irresponsibility". | |
| 'Wiped out' | 'Wiped out' |
| The Greenpeace swimmer in a survival suit held onto a buoy in front of the Scottish trawlers Carisanne II and Demares at about 0800 BST. | |
| The swimmer was later picked up by a Greenpeace inflatable boat. | The swimmer was later picked up by a Greenpeace inflatable boat. |
| On Saturday, a Greenpeace swimmer had disrupted another boat. | On Saturday, a Greenpeace swimmer had disrupted another boat. |
| Willie Mackenzie, Greenpeace campaigner onboard the organisation's ship Arctic Sunrise, said: "The plight of the North Sea is stunningly simple, if fishing for cod is allowed to continue, cod will be wiped out. | Willie Mackenzie, Greenpeace campaigner onboard the organisation's ship Arctic Sunrise, said: "The plight of the North Sea is stunningly simple, if fishing for cod is allowed to continue, cod will be wiped out. |
| 'Not clever' | |
| "For some inexplicable reason, politicians and the fishing industry have ignored this fact, so we've been forced to take action to save cod in the North Sea." | "For some inexplicable reason, politicians and the fishing industry have ignored this fact, so we've been forced to take action to save cod in the North Sea." |
| The SFF's Mr Armstrong told the BBC Scotland news website: "Why they have picked on Scotland is beyond me, we are the best example in Europe of taking action. | |
| "This is beyond irresponsibility, it's not big and it's not clever. They are taking risks with other people's lives. | |
| "If a trawler is confronted by someone in the water a violent unplanned manoeuvre could kill someone on board." |