‘All Senegalese Feel the Burn’ – Greenpeace Africa Reacts to the Tragedy Between an Industrial Fishing Vessel and an Artisanal Fishing Pirogue in West Africa

[Greenpeace] Greenpeace Africa closely follows developments in the incident that took place off the coast of Senegal. A clash between the industrial fishing vessel « Soleil 7 » and an artisanal fishing pirogue from Mbour had caused injury to the invoked mariners and damaged the pirogue’s equipment. A press release (Sunday) by the Senegalese Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, raises the problem of the delimitation of fishing zones between industrial and artisanal fishing.