Nov 02 (IPS) – As a new report lays bare the massive financial costs to developing states of illegal fishing, campaigners are hoping that drawing attention to the practice’s devastating economic effects will help push governments to greater action against the illicit trade.
Read the full story, “Counting the Massive Financial Costs of Illegal Fishing”, on globalissues.org →

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