The article discusses how overfishing by foreign vessels threatens the livelihoods of small-scale Senegalese fishers. Economic pressures and dwindling fish stocks have pushed many, like Memedou Racine Seck, to undertake perilous migrations to Spain's Canary Islands. A recent report highlights that 57% of fish species in Senegal are collapsing due to decades of industrial overfishing, particularly from bottom trawlers. This depletion of marine resources contributes to food insecurity and rising poverty, leading to increasing migration as local fishers seek alternate means of survival.
If I was able to gain enough money in fishing, I would never have come to Europe.
The report found that 57% of the species fished in Senegal are collapsing due to decades of overfishing.
Overfishing and illegal fishing are depleting fish populations, exacerbating food insecurity, and driving up poverty.
Fishing provides employment for 3% of Senegalâs workforce and is crucial for the country's food security.
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