Turbot War
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The Turbot War was an international fishing dispute and bloodless conflict between Canada and Spain and their respective supporters.
Brian Tobin was the Canadian politician who was largely responsible for managing the conflict, which earned him the nicknames "Captain Canada" and "The Turbotnator."
Trident fishing gallaeus
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Cod Wars
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The Cod Wars were a series of 20th-century confrontations between Iceland and the United Kingdom about fishing rights in the North Atlantic around Iceland. Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic
Turbot War
…British, the Irish, or the Canadians. Following the capture of the Newlyn-based trawler, Iceland took the side of the EU against Britain in light of its similar dispute with the British in the 1970s. While no military mobilization took place, Iceland placed political pressure on the United Kingdom and Ireland. The…
Icelandic patrol ship ICGV Óðinn and British frigate HMS Scylla clash in the North Atlantic.
Coventry City and ICGV Albert off the Westfjords
A net cutter, first used in the Second Cod War