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Better monitoring required.
A lack of big data is hampering efforts to curb illegal fishing in Africa
WRITTEN BY Abdi Latif Dahir
The lack of a comprehensive database on fishing vessels, their exact location, and if they were engaging in illicit activities is undermining the global efforts to curb illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, a new study says.
The lack of big data infrastructure and better cooperation mechanisms are hindering governments from tackling illegal trawling, says UK-based independent think tank Overseas Development Institute. The problem is especially severe for African nations who have limited access to enforcement capabilities and where illegal fishing annually cheats governments billions of dollars in revenue.
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Source: qz.com
Tags: ChinaIUU fishingIndian OceanMaritime SecurityODIVMSWest Africafisheries securityfood securityforeign fleetsillegal fishingmaritime crimepirate fishing
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