Fighting Illegal Fishing: Cameroon licenses 27 companies to fish in territorial waters

Fighting Illegal Fishing: Cameroon licenses 27 companies to fish in territorial waters

By Synthia Lateu A total of 27 companies have been granted official licenses authorizing them to fish in the territorial waters of Cameroon. This list was published by the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries, and Animal Industries (Minepia) on March 26, permitting coastal industrial fishing for the 2025 fiscal year. The ministry aims to mitigate the impacts of illegal and unreported fishing, which costs the national economy an estimated 20 billion …