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Sierra Leone: Greenpeace Africa applauds the Court’s decision to secure final victory for the Black Johnson Beach campaign
Sierra Leone: Greenpeace Africa applauds the Court’s deci...

February 24, 2025

Dakar: 21-02-2025/The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has delivered a landmark ruling in favor of the Save Black Johnso...

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In Sierra Leone, Local Fishers and Foreign Trawlers Battle for their Catch
In Sierra Leone, Local Fishers and Foreign Trawlers Battl...

May 26, 2022

At wharfs across the Freetown peninsula in Sierra Leone, local fishers say in recent years it’s become harder to get&...

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Five Trawlers Arrested as New Partnership with Sierra Leone Begins
Five Trawlers Arrested as New Partnership with Sierra Leo...

April 21, 2021

Sea Shepherd helps arrest five illegal fishing vessels in new partnership with the Sierra Leone Navy AMSTERDAM, THE N...

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How Ghana’s weak penalties are letting trawlers off the hook
How Ghana’s weak penalties are letting trawlers off the hook

October 4, 2019

Part two of this investigation explores the secretive networks committing fishery offences in Ghana and Sierra Leone ...

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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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Government blamed for shortage and soaring prices of fish in Sierra Leone
Government blamed for shortage and soaring prices of fish...

May 20, 2019

It is Ramadan, and millions of Muslims across Sierra Leone are fasting amid increasing scarcity of fish – the main&he...

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Sierra Leone’s one month fishing ban achieves little
Sierra Leone’s one month fishing ban achieves little

May 1, 2019

Sierra Leone’s April ban on industrial fishing is drawing to an end. But faced with rampant illegal fishing and...

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La pêche industrielle interdite durant le mois d’avril en Sierra Leone
La pêche industrielle interdite durant le mois d’avril en...

April 7, 2019

La Sierra Leone a interdit pour un mois à compter de lundi 1er avril, la pêche industrielle dans ses eaux…

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Sierra Leone: Chinese vessel caught illegally fishing
Sierra Leone: Chinese vessel caught illegally fishing

August 19, 2018

West African nation loses some $50M annually to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, according to World Bank...

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Sierra Leone: Fisheries sector contributes 12% to Sierra Leone’s GDP
Sierra Leone: Fisheries sector contributes 12% to Sierra ...

August 2, 2018

Hon. VP Juldeh Jalloh States The Hon. Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has stated that, in Sierra Leone, the&...

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