African nations have been urged to strengthen regional collaboration to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, a growing threat to food security, livelihoods and aquatic biodiversity across the continent.
Speaking during the opening of a three-day Expert Training Workshop on Strengthening Regional Capacity on Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) Systems in Mombasa, the Acting Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Kenya’s State Department for the Blue Economy and Fisheries, Mr Joseph Mahongah, warned that IUU fishing continues to exact a heavy economic and environmental toll.
