Liberia: Nafaa Seeks Cooperation in Combating IUU Fishing

Pleebo — The Director-General of National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) is urging residents of local fishing communities across the nine coastal counties to work cooperatively with government to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in Liberia.

Speaking Wednesday at the start of a three-day consultative stakeholders meeting with Kru fishing chiefs taking place at the Mesurado Pier on Bushrod Island, Emma Metieh Glassco stated that "IUU fishing activities can only be drastically reduced if residents of affected communities help government fight the menace."

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