In February, the European Commission issued this warning to Cameroon to push the African country to strengthen its actions against IUU fishing.
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Investment and transparency in EU-Africa fisheries relations: what about joint ventures?
In this joint position, CAOPA and CFFA request that, in the framework of the future EU–Africa partnership, which focuses on sustainable investments and the promotion of good governance in fisheries, a set of principles be defined to ensure that fisheries joint ventures operate in a transparent manner, do not compete with local artisanal fisheries, and are in line with the objectives of sustainable fisheries development in the third country concerned.