New license will help stop illegal fishing
28 Dec 2009, 5:36 PM
Mazin Rafeeq
The ministry of fisheries and agriculture will introduce a new fishing licence aimed at reducing the amount of illegal fishing activity.
The new licenses are necessary to comply with European export legislation, said Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr Ibrahim Didi.
Under this regulation, only vessels holding a license issued by that country’s fishing governing body may export fish to the EU.
“The new license is only required for those needing to export fish to Europe. Fishing for the local market does not require you to have this,” he said.
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