Cuba introduces new fishing policy as fish stocks drop drastically
The practices should also make the industry more resilient to new challenges, such as climate change, and protect its rich marine biodiversity
27 August 2019 - 13:58
Havana — In the sleepy Cuban fishing village of Cojímar that inspired Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, locals say they are struggling to catch fish.
Cuba’s fish stocks have dropped drastically in recent decades due to over-fishing and environmental factors, scientists say, prompting the country to pass a law last month imposing new regulations on the fishing industry...
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