

Reuters
FREETOWN – Sierra Leone is closing its international shipping registry to foreign-owned fishing vessels in a move intended to reduce illegal catches in its seas and around the world, the fisheries minister said on Thursday.
Officials said the West African country — notorious as a so-called “flag of convenience” with minimum enforcement of maritime regulations — was the first such nation in the world to implement the measure.
Tags: fisheries, Fishing, Trafficking
This entry was posted on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 at 10:30 pm and is filed under Issues in the News, Media, News.



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