Greepeace: Hundreds of Chinese Boats Illegally Fishing in African Waters

Environmental watchdog Greenpeace says scores of Chinese fishing boats are illegally fishing off West Africa, even though Beijing says they are within the law. Observers say one-fifth of China’s distant water fishing fleet is operating in Africa. The new report from Greenpeace said that over the span of a decade 183 illegal fishing cases involving more than 100 Chinese ships were reported in the West African countries of Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra...

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