-
West Africa: Illegal Fishing Costs West African Nations Billions in Revenue
allAfrica, 31 May 2023
Six West African nations lose U.S. $2.3 billion a year as a result of illegal fishing, says a new report from Amnesty International. Read more »
-
West Africa: The Human Cost of Overfishing
allAfrica, 31 May 2023
The executive summary of a report by Amnesty International on overfishing in Gambia. Read more »
-
Gambia: Devastating Impact of Overfishing On Local Communities #AfricaClimateCrisis
AI London, 31 May 2023
The Gambian government must take all necessary steps to eliminate illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing (IUUF), combat overfishing, and increase the transparency of fishing… Read more »
-
Gambia: FAO Ready to Address Overfishing On Sofia
The Point, 24 May 2023
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations revealed that fish resources contribute 12% to The Gambia's economy and that over 300,000 Gambians depend on fishing as… Read more »
-
Africa: Illegal Fishing Spurs Billions in Losses for Developing Countries!
The Point, 26 January 2023
Developing countries are losing billions of dollars due to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which siphons off revenue through illicit financial flows, according… Read more »
-
Gambia: FAO, Dept of Fisheries Take Legal Review On PSMA
The Point, 11 November 2022
Department of Fisheries in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday commenced a three-day interagency review of the Port State Measures Agreement… Read more »
New Report Shows Overfishing Is Bleeding West Africa Financially
Six West African nations lose U.S. $2.3 billion a year as a result of illegal fishing, says a new report from Amnesty International. The human rights group names Gambia, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone as the countries in the region, whose economies are damaged by the practice.
The report, which focusses in particular on abuses in Gambia, examines the operations of fishmeal and fish oil factories and the damage caused by foreign-owned industrial trawlers.
It notes that fish are an essential resource for Gambians and the industry plays an important part in the economy. Local fishermen complain that their nets are cut by foreign vessels fishing closer to the coast than they are allowed, and that the vessels fish in areas reserved for artisanal fishermen.
Amnesty International has called on the international community to regulate the fish-based feed industry, to limit the use of fishmeal and fish oil made from fish that are overexploited.
InFocus
-
Gambia, like many of its West African neighbours, has embraced the lucrative production of fishmeal. But the booming aquaculture industry, widely hailed by conservationists as the ... Read more »
