Liberia Slammed Over Decision to Cut Inshore Exclusion Zone

London — The Environmental Justice Foundation is warning the Liberian government that it risks undermining the country's food security if it continues with its plan to allow industrial vessels greater access to fish in its coastal waters.

Under a new Executive Order, the government plans to halve its Inshore Exclusion Zone (IEZ), currently reserved for artisanal fishermen, reducing it from six nautical miles to just three.

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