Outdated funding model hampers fisheries monitoring
WALVIS BAY – The Fisheries Observer Agency (FOA) is struggling to fulfil key aspects of its mandate, with an outdated funding model. The financial constraints limit the agency from deploying fisheries observers, scientific sampling of marine resources and the implementation of important operational programmes. The FOA was established in 2002 to safeguard the country’s natural...
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