‘Plundered’: Senegal fishers feel sting of illegal industrial vessels
Ibrahima Mar lost his livelihood — and then his son — after fish off Senegal’s coast began to disappear, rupturing a way of life that had sustained his family for generations.
Ibrahima Mar first lost his livelihood and then his son when fish off Senegal's coast began to vanish, ending a way of life that had supported his family for generations. Fishers say illegal industrial vessels have plundered coastal waters, contributing to the decline and deepening the social and economic toll on fishing communities.