Optimum tax on foreign fishing in Africa protects stocks and domestic fishing

People living in coastal areas in Africa can rarely utilize their entire fishing zones as their simple boats only allow them to fish near the coast. The United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea allows foreign fishing fleets to utilize the zones further out at sea, justifying this position by stating that there is a surplus of fish in these areas. However, new research shows that the migration of fish stocks is significant to fish management.

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