Urgent Warning: Off-Season Fishing Ban Sparks Fears Among Liberia’s Artisanal Fishers

ROBERTSPORT, Liberia — “We rely solely on the sea to survive. How can we control it while the sea is closed?” Mamie Freeman sat atop a beached canoe in Robertsport, a busy fishing network in western Liberia. She occasionally glanced at her fellow fishmongers, busy packing the fish they had just bought. She was concerned … Read more