Blogposts tagged 'Fishermen'

Video: How Europe’s plunder of West African waters is affecting local communities

Posted by hayley.baker - 5 March 2012 at 5:25pm - 0 Comments

This week as our crew on the Arctic Sunrise highlights the mass plundering taking place at sea by European super trawlers in West Africa; our team on land in Senegal and Mauritania have met some of the communities who have been affected by this modern day pillage.

Article tagged as: CFP, common fisheries policy, Fishermen, richard benyon, west africa

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What's happening in West Africa? An African Voices video

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 17 May 2011 at 1:37pm - 1 Comment

African Voices: Harbour and hub of Joal. Unloading of fish from pirogues.

Three leaders of West African fishing communities arrived in the UK on Sunday to embark on a week long mission: to reveal how massive European fleets are not just destroying ocean ecosystems in Africa, but also lives and communities.

Article tagged as: African Voices, CFP, fish, fish fight, Fishermen, Project Ocean, sustainable fishing, west africa