Nigeria, Others Lose $2bn To Illegal Fishing

Nigeria, Benin and other countries in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) are losing $2 billion to Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing yearly, following the growing numbers of illegal European and Asian fishermen in West African waters.

Also, it was revealed that IUU fishing cost African countries more than $11 billion each year due to depleted stocks and underreported catches.

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