Bottom trawling is precipitating the collapse of Senegal's artisanal fisheries.
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2023
- Artisanal fishing communities are the beating heart of Senegal’s fisheries sector. Yet they are under threat from severe declines in fish populations, driven in part by overfishing by the bottom trawl industry.
Senegal’s bottom trawl fleet, one of the largest in West Africa with 99 licenced vessels in 2019, is mainly controlled by foreign actors in the EU and China through opaque joint venture arrangements that enable the plundering of Senegal’s fisheries resources and the persistence of environmentally damaging fishing practices, to the detriment of local communities. The production from Senegal’s bottom trawl industry almost exclusively supplies foreign markets mainly in the EU, while many Senegalese households struggle to buy fish from local markets for their personal consumption.
Declining catches and frequent loss of property are having severe impacts on the livelihood and
living conditions of artisanal fishing communities, with repercussions for Senegal’s population as a whole. Artisanal processors and small-scale fishmongers are struggling to buy fish because of dwindling supply. The availability of fish protein for Senegalese households has declined
dramatically within a decade, driving a stark increase in prices and putting the poorest at risk of being denied access to a critical food source.
The Environmental Justice Foundation spoke with communities at the sharp end of this crisis taking place on Senegal’s coast. Our report and film provides detailed recommendations to the Senegalese government, as well as states and businesses importing fish products from Senegal, for how to mitigate the environmental and socio-economic impacts of bottom trawling in Senegal and secure the livelihoods and food security of artisanal fishing communities.
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C’est une catastrophe pour le Sènègal😢
La pêche traditionnelle une secteur très important dans l'économie et du pays une grande partie de la population sénégalais y dépendait.. ce secteur est aujourd'hui à l'agonie malheureusement 😭 avec la complicité des autorités.
Même la mer n’ a plus de poissons
Une catastrophe pour le Sénégal 🇸🇳
Ça parle depuis des années avec maqui sale wade diouf
Thiey toujours à dire ils sont plus forts les autres
N’ allez pas en Europe ils ne vous attendent pas le combat est ici