Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Peterkins Manyong Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture, ACAT, has condemned in very strong terms the atrocities committed on aquatic life by Chinese fishermen. "They have not only impoverished Cameroonians who survive on fishing, but have also caused an ecological problem," complained Sylvester Akumbo Toh, ACAT Cameroon Secretary. Toh told The Post in Bamenda that he raised the issue during the opening ceremony of the Norbert Kenne Training session at the Catholic University of Central Africa Yaounde, recently. He said he told the seminar participants that the Chinese are using sophisticated equipment including very fine nets and catch all fish including the very young ones, meaning that there will be no fish left in Cameroon's territorial waters if this continues. According to him,...
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