Chinese fishing fleet in African waters reports nine per cent of catch to UN

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Researchers say a new way to estimate the size and value of catches shows the extent of looting of Africa

Just nine per cent of the millions of tonnes of fish caught by China's giant fishing fleet in African and other international waters is officially reported to the UN, say researchers using a new way to...

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