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May 2021
13m 55s

Can illegal fishing be stopped?

Bbc World Service
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West Africa’s seas are under threat.

Illegal fishing is destroying marine life and crushing people’s livelihoods.

Local fishermen point their fingers at foreign vessels – mainly Chinese, but also European.

By some estimates, illegal fishing is costing the region at least two billion dollars a year.

But a new surveillance centre in the Gulf of Guinea is trying to stop this from happening.

Will it make a difference?

Hosted by Victoria Uwonkunda (@Msuwonkunda on Twitter)

#AfricaDaily

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