Mass swarm of dead fish in Atlantic prompts French inquiry

Activists approach a spill of dead fish in the Bay of Biscay (Sea Shepherd/AP)

France’s maritime minister has ordered an investigation into a possible violation of fishing practices, after an environmental group released video and photos of a massive swarm of dead fish released by a huge trawler in the Atlantic off France.

The images by the group Sea Shepherd show a blanket of dead blue whiting fish floating on the surface of the Bay of Biscay, off the coast of south-west France.