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

6/14/202619 min

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.

Clips

You Did Let Them Off
Trawler Threw Me Overboard
Blaming Fishermen Themselves
Fishing Deaths From Poachers
Chinese Fleet, Slave Labor Allegations
Gratitude Is Sickness and Pneumonia

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First 90 seconds

  1. Simon Jack0:00

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  2. Zing Tsjeng0:34

    [upbeat music] Hi, I'm Zing Tsjeng.

  3. Simon Jack0:37

    And I'm Simon Jack.

  4. Zing Tsjeng0:38

    And together we host Good Bad Billionaire.

  5. Simon Jack0:40

    The podcast exploring how some of the world's richest people made their fortunes.

  6. Zing Tsjeng0:44

    And we're back for a new season with a brand-new lineup of billionaires.

  7. Simon Jack0:47

    Yep, global pop icon Beyoncé.

  8. Zing Tsjeng0:49

    Hollywood movie director Steven Spielberg.

  9. Simon Jack0:51

    Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, to name just a few.

  10. Zing Tsjeng0:54

    And as ever, we're asking you to decide whether they're good, bad, or just another billionaire.

  11. Simon Jack0:59

    That's Good Bad Billionaire from the BBC World Service.

  12. Zing Tsjeng1:02

    Listen now wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

  13. Ed Butler· Host1:04

    [electronic tone] Hello, and welcome to The Documentary from the BBC World Service. I'm Ed Butler, and I'd like to recommend the podcast that I host, Business Daily. It looks at how corporate money and decisions are affecting your life, and what's really going on in the world of money. You can listen and subscribe to Business

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