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Fighting illegal fishing: the deal helping to close 'the black hole in the sea'

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Fighting illegal fishing: the deal helping to close 'the black hole in the sea'

Fighting illegal fishing: the deal helping to close 'the black hole in the sea'

West Africa has been called "the black hole in the sea" due to the amount of illegal fishing that takes place there.

A deal between the EU and Ivory Coast aims to significantly reduce that.

To find out more, Ocean spoke to the EU's ambassador to the country.


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