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Malawi works to contain overfishing on Lake Malawi
Malawi works to contain overfishing on Lake Malawi

September 24, 2019

Malawi is trying to find ways to contain overfishing in its largest body of water, Lake Malawi. The third largest&hel...

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Sierra Leone moves to combat overfishing
Sierra Leone moves to combat overfishing

June 19, 2019

In April, Sierra Leone took drastic action to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in its territo...

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Gambia: China’s overfishing of Africa – The lure and the lies
Gambia: China’s overfishing of Africa – The l...

May 16, 2019

Before the arrival of fishmeal factories in the Gambia, Musa Duboe would catch red snapper and barracuda to be sold&h...

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Seychelles in deep drive to protect blue economy
Seychelles in deep drive to protect blue economy

February 28, 2018

Seychelles is crafting two world-first initiatives to mitigate overfishing and climate change, and to protect its mar...

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FiTI: Protecting the Bounty of Africa’s Oceans – an Interview With Dr. Peter Eigen, Chair of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative International Board
FiTI: Protecting the Bounty of Africa’s Oceans R...

November 3, 2017

Why, in your view, should African countries join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI)? The coasts of Africa a...

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Senegal: Overfishing leaves an industry in crisis in Senegal
Senegal: Overfishing leaves an industry in crisis in Senegal

June 8, 2017

  JOAL, SENEGAL – It was almost sunset as fishermen guided their boats back onto the beach at Joal, Senega...

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