All organisations involved in the export of fish to Europe must carry a special licence from next month.
The Maldives Seafood Processing and Export Association said that from next year they will only accept fish from vessels carrying this license.
Haveeru reports that the Fisheries Ministry will issue licenses for free until the end of December. After that licences be issued at a price depending on the length of the vessel.
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