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Tanzania MPs Happy With Govt Action On Illegal Fishing

The government is said to have collected over U.S.$2 million in fines from fishermen and traders caught with illegal gear. Other fishermen have been arrested on allegations of smuggling fish to neighbouring countries.

Tanzania: MPs Happy With Govt Action On Illegal Fishing

Daily News, 7 February 2018

LAWMAKERS have welcomed the government decision to curb illegal fishing but warned against measures that appear targeted at small-scale operators. Contributing to a report from the… Read more »

Government warns illegal fishers.

Tanzania: Officials Destroy U.S. $889 Million/ - of 'Illegal' Fish Catches

Daily News, 5 February 2018

OVER two hundred tonnes of illegal fishing nets valued at 2bn/- have been destroyed by a taskforce formed by the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to curb illegal fishing in Lake… Read more »

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