West Africa: Momentum Grows to Protect Ocean Ecosystems
The Greanpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, has been patrolling the West African waters for the past four weeks with the mission of exposing oversfishing by foreign fleets.
Greenpeace and Senegalese fishermen tackle overfishing.
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West Africa:
Momentum Grows for Collective Action to Protect Oceanic Ecosystems
World Bank, 7 March 2012
A little over a year ago, on February 22, 2011, representatives of donor agencies met at the local office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Dakar, Senegal to… Read more »
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West Africa:
Greenpeace Declares Region's Waters As No-Go Zone for Illegal Fishing Vessels
Greenpeace, 9 March 2012
Greenpeace acknowledges efforts by the Senegalese authorities to summon serial offender "Oleg Naydenov" and impose a bail corresponding to the maximum fine of 30 million FCFA,… Read more »
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Africa:
Activists Stop Mega Trawler Emptying Seas
Greenpeace, 8 March 2012
Activists onboard a Greenpeace ship have stopped the fishing activities of a massive German trawler by chaining an inflatable boat between the fishing net and the trawler. Read more »
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Africa:
Greenpeace Exposes Another Foreign Trawler in Senegalese Waters
Greenpeace, 20 February 2012
Today Greenpeace protested against foreign overfishing in Senegalese waters. Activists from Europe and Africa confronted a Lithuanian-flagged super pelagic trawler, the "Irivinga"… Read more »
Yellowfin tuna offloaded at the fishing port of Dakar.
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Senegal:
Greenpeace and Fishermen Cooperate to Tackle Overfishing
Greenpeace, 16 February 2012
Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, has docked today at the port of Dakar, where they were welcomed by more fifty artisanal fishermen with their traditional pirogues. Read more »
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Africa:
Too Many Boats Catching Too Few Fish
Greenpeace, 1 February 2012
It is no secret that Europe's seas, once teeming with life, are now unable to provide fish for all its citizens. EU governments and the fishing industry have known for decades that… Read more »
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Senegal:
6000 Fishermen Tell Their Government, 'Make Fishing a Priority Now!'
Greenpeace, 24 January 2012
We asked Senegalese fishermen what they want their government to do for the local fishing industry. Instead of one answer, we received a shout, a cry, a unanimous chorus - "Make… Read more »
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Senegal:
Greenpeace, Fishermen Call for Sustainable Fisheries Management
Greenpeace, 14 January 2012
Greenpeace Africa and Senegalese fishermen are calling on future leaders to review fisheries management legislation and to establish sustainable policies. Greenpeace has launched a… Read more »
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Gambia:
World Fisheries Day to Be Celebrated in Senegal
Daily Observer, 17 November 2011
Stakeholders in the fisheries sector, including journalists will celebrate the World Fisheries Day on Monday, November 21st in the Senegalese town of M'bour. The event is… Read more »
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Senegal:
Fisheries Decline Steeply as Govt Fails to Act
Greenpeace, 22 September 2011
The traditional Senegalese delicacy leads the way in the decline of West African fish population while local government gives fisheries no respite. Read more »
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Millions of Senegalese depend on the fish caught off shore, but because the waters are becoming increasingly overfished by European trawlers. Read more »