26 September 2019 Liberia Can fishers, coastguards and marine activists see off the thieves from powerful nations plundering the seas of West Africa? Aïda Grovestins reports. On the shore of the Liberian fishing town Robertsport, Wilson Weah prepares his narrow wooden canoe for a night’s fishing. Pointing out to the sea, he comments: ‘We used to see big trawlers on the horizon emptying the ocean and cutting through our nets, but since our coastguard started inspections at sea we catch more fish again.’ The fishers from Robertsport go out alone or in groups with their colourfully painted canoes. Weah, who is the head of the local fishers co-operative, says: ‘Everybody here lives from fishing to support their families and to pay for their children’s school fees.’ Liberia has the longest coastline in West Africa and the government wants to improve food security and ensure the livelihoods of the country’s 33,000 fisherfolk. In February 2017 the Liberian army started joint at-sea patrols with the ocean conservation organization Sea Shepherd. The organization provides the Liberian coastguard with a ship, small boats and a largely volunteer crew. Liberia has turned into a regional leader in the fight against illegal fishing. Since the start… Read full this story
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