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Martinique
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The government of Dominica has accused Martinique and Guadeloupe of fishing in its territorial waters. Andrew Magloire, the Chief Fisheries Officer of Dominica, said that French-flagged fishing boats operating out of Martinique to the south and Guadeloupe to the north had for years been operating in Dominica's territorial waters, and that various attempts to reach a solution to the problem had been unsuccessful. 'We have been having a lot of conflicts at sea from the fishermen who are fishing our waters and creating major difficulties for local fishermen,' Magloire was quoted as telling the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC). He