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The Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring Angola are close to reaching a settlement on one of their offshore blocks, which has been the subject of a 50-year dispute, the Congos oil minister told Reuters. | Pulse Nigeria

The Joint Technical Commission of the Maritime Front of Argentina and Uruguay has issued a temporary ban on hake catching due to the “concentration of juvenile specimens” that “it is necessary to protect,” it was announced Wednesday.

The busy port of Montevideo in Uruguay (Image: Alamy) The Southwest Atlantic Ocean attracts fishing fleets from all over the world due to rich marine life that swims beyond national waters. But despite concerns of overfishing, the region lacks the kind of fishing management organisation or governance system present in many other regions of the world. Uruguay, with a new government since last year, is seeking to change this. Fishing fleets from China, Taiwan, South Korea and Spain concentrate in...

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