The African countries of Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania in particular have suffered enormous economic losses from such shrimp and tuna catches, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) reported on Thursday.
Between 2016 and 2021, nearly half of all tuna caught off the coasts of the five countries may have been illegal or unregulated, according to a new WWF report. When catching shrimp, that’s a quarter. According to the WWF, the Indian Ocean is the second largest tuna fishing area in the world after the Western Pacific.
As European Union member states are among the most important trading partners in the region for tuna and shrimp products, they are obliged to push for sustainable fishing practices, better regulatory monitoring and transparent supply chains for European markets, the authors of the question report. Overfishing not only puts pressure on fish and seafood populations; illegal fishing also threatens the future of the industry and the ocean’s food chains. (sda/dpa)
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