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Overfishing in Senegal: Chinese trawlers leave local fishermen with empty nets

By France24
27 February 2022   |   5:42 pm
With more than 700 kilometres of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, Senegal is one of the top fish producers in West Africa. This is one of the richest oceans in the world and that has attracted industrial fishing vessels from China. Aside from their fishing methods having massive repercussions on the environment, local fishermen say their own catch has dramatically dropped.

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