Saturday 15 June 2024

Chinese vessels engaged in illegal activities and exploiting fishing grounds off East Africa

China is pillaging the sea as far away as West Africa, Latin America and Antarctica. If Pandas could be caught with fishing hooks, then they would care. Instead of Panda Diplomacy, the world should be calling out China for abhorrent practices in our oceans.

The news article below talks about long-distance fishing operations linked to human rights abuses, cruelty to wildlife and unsustainable practices in East Africa. Some 80% of interviewees who had worked on Chinese longline tuna vessels said they had witnessed or taken part in shark-finning.

Mozambican fisherman quoted: "This is heartbreaking because these fish are not only for us but also for our children. They have destroyed our future livelihoods."

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