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Can illegal fishing be stopped?

Illegal fishing is destroying the seas and crushing people’s livelihoods in West Africa. But a new surveillance centre in the Gulf of Guinea is trying to stop this from happening.

West Africa’s seas are under threat.

Illegal fishing is destroying marine life and crushing people’s livelihoods.

Local fishermen point their fingers at foreign vessels – mainly Chinese, but also European.

By some estimates, illegal fishing is costing the region at least two billion dollars a year.

But a new surveillance centre in the Gulf of Guinea is trying to stop this from happening.

Will it make a difference?

Hosted by Victoria Uwonkunda (@Msuwonkunda on Twitter)

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