Obangame Express 2025 Sets Sights on Illegal Fishing Networks

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DAKAR, Senegal – African nations are ramping up enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF), a practice draining billions from coastal economies.

A Gambian Navy Sailor boards a merchant training vessel during a Senegalese led Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) training exercise at Obangame Express. Obangame Express is one of three regional maritime exercises led by U.S. Sixth Fleet as part of a comprehensive strategy to provide collaborative opportunities to African forces and international partners to address maritime security concerns.

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