Maldives permanently bans longline fishing

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Source: Simon Hilbourne

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More than 100 international scientists supported a campaign led by local and international conservation NGOs, local fishers and tourism groups, co-signing a letter to the government urging it not to reissue licences.

The campaign moved the wider public, with 30,000 signatures on an Only One petition in just a fortnight.

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