Port Louis — "Look out there, the blue one .... that is a European Union fishing vessel that is threatening our livelihood," says Lallmamode Mohamedally, a Mauritian fisherman, as he points to a boat offloading its catch at the Les Salines port, close to the country's capital Port Louis.
He is one of the fishers who have returned after a hard day at sea with their boats almost empty. Pollution and tourist activity have reduced the fish catch on the island's lagoons over the past few years.
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