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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?
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Published on Wednesday, 12th May 2021.
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