Introducing: Business Daily: Who’s behind Sierra Leone’s illegal fishing problem? episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 14, 2026 · 22 MIN

Introducing: Business Daily: Who’s behind Sierra Leone’s illegal fishing problem?

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Each Monday, Ed Butler takes you around the globe to the heart of the stories and meeting those living through them. West Africa is currently the global epicentre for illegal fishing, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. An estimated 40% of the world's illegal industrial fishing occurs in its waters, costing the region up to 10 billion dollars a year in lost revenue, and severely depleting stocks essential for the food security and livelihoods of over 7 million people. Ed Butler has been hearing about the practice in Sierra Leone, trying to ascertain who is behind it, and finding out how much the government is doing to help. To hear more, search Business Daily wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

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