Gabon: on the Fish Market, Fishermen Sanctioned for Fishing in a Protected Area

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The staff of the National Parks Agency (ANPN) seized 23 outboard engines from the Gabonese young fishermen who supplied the Libreville market, the Gabonese capital. During an unannounced check on Friday 19 December, the eco-guards surprised the fishermen in a park, an area prohibited from fishing. As a punishment, the engines of their canoes were seized for a period of two weeks. A decision that falls very badly for fishermen and fish consumers …