Guinea bans illegal foreign fishing vessels

Guinea has banned all international fishing activities in its waters.
It comes a day after leading think-tank the Overseas Development Institute recommended such a ban, saying West African countries could create more than 300,000 jobs by awarding more fishing and exporting rights to national fleets.
The rule will come into effect at midnight.
Maritime Minister Andre Loua said that illegal fishing by foreign ships denied the nation of vital foreign exchange earnings and reduced fish stocks.
However, corruption in the fishing industry here is also a big problem.
Fishermen I have spoken to fear only the big fishing establishments will benefit from the ban.