A Fisherman's Flight to Europe - English Narrated Version

With fishing providing an ever increasingly uncertain future, some of West Africa's fishermen are attempting an escape to Europe which is a dangerous undertaking.

Unique identifier: GP03TGG

Type: Video

Shoot date: 01/02/2012

Locations: Joal-Fadiouth, Mauritania, Nouadhibou, Senegal, Western Africa

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Duration: 2m57s

Audio format: Final Mix

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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West Africa Fisheries Documentation

West African waters including those of Senegal have been subject to overfishing for decades, the effects of which are being felt by local communities. 90% of the cost for fishing rights to huge trawlers that plunder West African waters is financed by EU tax money. The scientific community recognizes that fishing capacity of many stocks must be reduced in order to ensure the long term sustainability of West Africa’s marine resources. Greenpeace is campaigning in West Africa for the establishment of a sustainable, low impact fisheries policy that takes into account the needs and interests of small-scale fishermen and the local communities that depend on healthy oceans.

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