By James Geary

Gatherings of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) are usually pretty sedate. But the 2006 meeting in Dubrovnik was a stressful occasion. Measures to protect the Atlantic bluefin population were up for discussion, and some delegates alleged that organised crime was involved with the pro-fishing lobby.

One of the environmental groups taking part in the conference found a white lily, a flower commonly used at funerals, on its seat at the table. It wasn’t quite as dramatic as waking up next to a severed horse’s head – as in the famous scene from The Godfather – but the message, assumed to be from the mafia, was just as clear: don’t mess with our business interests.

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