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The minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, has said the recent decline in annual yields of small pelagics from approximately 130,000 metric tonnes (MT) 10 years ago to about 30,000 MT has forced government to review the Fisheries Acts. She said the reasons for this drastic decline included over-fishing and unreported and unregulated fishing practices. Addressing ...

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