Fishermen stop tourists seeing Darwin's wildlife
A blockade is preventing tourists from visiting the Galapagos Islands as fishermen demand that their rights take priority over protecting the delicate ecosystem. Tour boats cannot unload visitors eager to see the rare iguanas, giant tortoises and birds unique to the islands because fishermen are demanding that the Ecuadorean government lifts quotas on the trawling of sea cucumbers, which are much sought after in Asia as an aphrodisiac.
The protest is now over.