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US strikes on sus­pect­ed drug ves­sels in Caribbean wa­ters, part of its war on nar­co-traf­fick­ing, are spark­ing anx­i­ety in Ma­yaro among lo­cal fish­er­men.

Fol­low­ing news re­ports that there was a third lethal strike by the US, Guardian Me­dia spoke with sev­er­al fish­er­men who said these ac­tions are af­fect­ing their abil­i­ty to fish with­out fear.

Fish­er­men ex­plained that they usu­al­ly ven­ture to an area called the Mang in Tu­cu­pi­ta, most­ly be­tween De­cem­ber and March, be­cause this is when the best catch is found.