Nigeria loses billions of dollars to illegal fishing yearly

Gulf of Guinea, Maritime Security 1 Minute

By Joke Falaju

Country gets meagre 40 percent of fishes in the ocean

Nigeria may be losing billions of dollars to illegal fishing yearly following the unabated fraudulent activities of poachers on the nation territorial waters.

Nigerian ship owners are worried that they only take 40 percent of what they should be getting while 60 percent is lost to illegal and irresponsible fishing.

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Source: guardian.ng

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