Sierra Leone: President Bio Unveils Plans to Manage Marine Resources, Blames IUU On Corrupt Regimes

Freetown, Tuesday 24 November 2020 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has unveiled plans to tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing while expanding on the sector that is currently contributing 10-12 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product, GDP.

Before he launched a set of equipment for sustainable fisheries management at Murray Town, west of Freetown, the President disclosed that his government inherited a fisheries and marine resources sector that was riddled with corruption and mismanagement.

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