IGAD advocates joint patrols, boosted funding to curb illegal fishing 

IGAD member states have intensified calls for increased funding and coordinated regional operations to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, which continues to threaten aquatic biodiversity and marine ecosystems across the region. The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), convened a three-day expert…