Madagascar’s small fishers cheer new trawl-free zone, but do trawlers obey it?

This is part two of a three-article series on industrial fishing in Madagascar’s waters. Part one focuses on offshore fishing; part three looks at changes to the near-shore trawling sector.   NOSY FALY, Madagascar — For decades, tensions have simmered between Madagascar’s small-scale fishers and the industrial trawlers that operate near the country’s coast. In 2017, … Continue reading Madagascar’s small fishers cheer new trawl-free zone, but do trawlers obey it?