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Chinese-owned Ghanaian vessels avoiding up to $23.7m in fees, fines, EJF says

Chinese trawlers are avoiding $14.4-$23.7 million in fishing license fees and fines by disguising them as Ghanaian-owned, the Environmental Justice Foundation alleges

By Undercurrent News | March 24, 2021 13:31 GMT
The Lu Rong Yuan Yu 959 was apprehended for taking a catch that was 90% made up of juvenile fish below the minimum landing size. Credit: EJF
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Chinese trawlers are avoiding $14.4-$23.7 million in fishing license fees and fines by disguising them as Ghanaian-owned, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) charges in a new report released Tuesday. [...]

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