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West Africa: European Fleets Deplete Fish Stocks

In recent years, conservationists have repeatedly warned of dwindling stocks in the West Africa Marine Ecoregion stretching from Mauritania to Guinea. Most point to over-fishing by European fishing fleets, which force small local fishing boats to concentrate their efforts in sensitive coastal areas.

  • West Africa:  European Fleets Deplete Fish Stocks

    ThinkAfricaPress, 9 October 2012

    Samuel Diouf is one of hundreds of Senegalese making a living through artisanal fishing. The 20-year-old trades his daily catch at the Hann Bay fish market on the coasts of Dakar.… Read more »

Boakai M.Fofana

Fishing is a major source of livelyhood in WestAfrica.

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