Organising small-scale fishers to push trawlers offshore – Liberia

Trawlers often deplete fish populations and cause pollution by discarding unwanted catches.  James Logan, from the Liberian Artisanal Fishermen’s Association, advocates for better monitoring of the waters and an expansion of the inshore exclusion zone (IEZ) to protect breeding grounds and prevent overfishing. He argues that without these measures, the country’s fish supply will be depleted, affecting both the economy and the environment.