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  • Fishing in Cameroon

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    E. D. Fonkeng
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    Fishing in Cameroon Cameroon is located on the Atlantic coast where Western and Central Africa meet. It was named by Portuguese explorers who initially called it Rio dos Camarões ( meaning ‘River of Prawns’). Fishing in Cameroon can be traced far back, before the 14th century. In those days, fishing constituted one major source of…

  • Semi-industrial Fishing Permit in Cameroon: key facts

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    E. D. Fonkeng
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    OBTAINING A SEMI-INDUSTRIAL FISHING PERMIT (PERMIT A) IN CAMEROON   Among the fishing authorisations issued by Cameroon’s Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA), is a semi-industrial fishing permit (permit A). Semi-industrial Fishing Permit is, pursuant to the 1994 Fisheries Law, a category A fishing permit granting the right to fish on Cameroon’s open sea…

  • Obtaining Approval for Industrial Fishing in Cameroon

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    E. D. Fonkeng
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    Obtaining Approval for Industrial Fishing in Cameroon Obtaining an approval for industrial fishing is one of the primordial steps to take if you intend to invest in the field of industrial fishing in Cameroon. It is crystal clear, that Cameroon has a bountiful fisheries resource spread across its numerous inland waters and a wide marine…