http://ayvnewspaper.com/index.php/k2-categories/politics/item/5638-50m-lost-yearly-to-illegal-fishing
Annually, Sierra Leone is losing an estimated US$ 50 million to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
This, according to Sierra Leone’s newly-elected President Julius Maada Bio, is one of the critical challenges in the fisheries sector coupled with limited accessibility to the international market.
President Bio, who was addressing the 5thParliament of Sierra Leone during the State Opening, said one of the key objectives of his ‘New Direction’ administration is to create a profitable fisheries industry that will contribute significantly to socio-economic development through sustainable management and utilization of the country’s marine resources as well as conserving the environment.
“My administration will focus on improving marine resource governance and sustainable management of fisheries, reducing illegal fishing, improving the quality of marine products and developing fishing infrastructure,” he said.