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The former President of Palau, Tommy Remengesau Jr. Photo: RNZI / Koro Vaka'uta
April 16, 2022
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A former leader of Palau is "frustrated" about the foreign fishing lobby trying to influence national leaders to get rid of a critical law aimed to protect its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). According to the UN, the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act was among "the world's most ambitious ocean conservation initiatives" that closed off 80 percent of Palau's EEZ to commercial fishing...

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