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Newly built Sh3.5 billion ocean patrol ship arrives in Mombasa

The patrol ship will be used by the Fisheries Department to patrol along the Indian Ocean against illegal fishing. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

The national government has acquired a Sh3.5 billion ship to help fight illegal offshore fishing in the Indian Ocean.

Fisheries experts say illegal fishing by foreign trawlers and ships in Kenya’s 200 nautical miles Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) in the Indian Ocean robs the country of Sh10 billion annually.

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