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THE ALL Tobago Fisherfolk Association (ATFA) has written to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar calling for an urgent meeting to discuss the long-standing issue of illegal fishing in Tobago’s waters.

During a news conference at the Port Mall, Scarborough, on May 28, ATFA president Curtis Douglas said it was his duty as the head of a fishing association to seek the interest of the island’s fisherfolk in this regard.

“So, I therefore penned a letter to the Prime Minister...and this letter contains the marine space that is being invaded by the ‘Bajans,’ by the Venezuelans and by other counterparts that are fishing illegally in the waters of Tobago,” he said, adding the letter would have been sent to the PM’s office later that day.