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Myanmar Bans Foreign Fishing From Its Waters

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Apr 04, 2014
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With foreign fishing boats taking an estimated 100 times as many catch as locals do, Myanmar has banned all foreign fishing vessels from its waters effective at the first of April, according to an official from the Myanmar Fishery Federation.

“Fish and other marine resources in our waters were declining. So Myamar banned foreign fishing boats from fishin…

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