Sierra Leone’s 400 km Atlantic coastline once contained abundant marine resources crucial to the nation’s economy. Fishing contributes 12 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product and is the primary source of protein for 80 per cent of the population. The industry employs around 500,000 people out of a population of eight million.
But these jobs and economic benefits are in jeopardy. They have already dwindled and are under continual threat from the brazen network of…
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