Eighteen civil society organisations, including the Bodu Kanneli Masveringe Union, the Maldives Manta Conservation Programme, Transparency Maldives, and Eco Care Maldives, have raised concerns with the government regarding the fisheries ministry’s decision to permit longline fishing in Maldivian waters.
The groups warned that longline fishing (longlining) could inadvertently lead to the capture of sharks and other protected species as bycatch. They emphasised that the allowance for shark harvesting could foster a market for sharks, undermining the Maldives’ international commitments to shark conservation. READ MORE from Maldives Republic
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