Overfishing and Senegal

This article indicates that overfishing by countries other than Senegal is affecting fish consumption in Senegal, which being a coastal country is a place where the locals expect to eat fish.  Apparently the local stocks are so overexploited that the Senegalese are having trouble getting fish for themselves.

This is not good for Senegal.  Senegal fears its fish may be off the menu for local consumption

A. "The situation has deteriorated significantly since Chinese, Korean and Russian factories started springing up along the coast, producing meal for fish farming and stock breeding in Europe and Asia."

B. "In winter there used to be plenty of fish in the coastal waters, but now stocks are dwindling, fuelling local resentment of the competition from foreign factories. The problems started in the 1990s when the first large foreign trawlers appeared, some fishing illegally, others with a licence. The number of pirogues also started increasing. For the Senegalese, most of their animal protein intake comes from the sea, so the country's food security is now at stake."

C. ""We need to put our heads together to find ways of gradually bringing the fish back," says Diapa Diop, the under-secretary for traditional fishing. "We must create protected marine areas, wildlife refuges for certain species and review the permits granted to factories. If our people no longer have enough to eat, we must stop exporting."

Words to remember.