Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's coast guard has notified the agents of European Union fishing vessels operating in the Mauritanian fishing zone that the agreement governing their activity ended at midnight on Saturday 14 November.
The coast guard asked all European fishing vessels operating in the zone to stop their activities as soon as the agreement expired and to head to the port of Nouadhibou before midnight, in order to complete the procedures for leaving Mauritania's exclusive economic zone.
It stressed that any vessel that breaches these instructions or continues fishing after the agreement has expired will be liable to the penalties provided for under the laws in force.
The coast guard also called on the European vessels to respect the deadline and to proceed to the port of Nouadhibou to begin the administrative and maritime procedures required to leave Mauritania's exclusive economic zone.
