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EJF: Chinese-owned trawler re-licensed in Ghana despite not paying illegal fishing fine

The owner was caught allegedly using smaller than legal mesh nets to catch pelagic fish and has refused to pay a $1 million fine, according to the Environmental Justice Foundation

By Undercurrent News | Aug. 26, 2020 14:56 BST
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The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) reports that the Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956, a Chinese fishing vessel, has been re-licensed to fish in Ghana despite getting caught illegal fishing twice and failing to pay its fine [...]

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