Foreign Fleets Are Stealing West Africa's Food Supply
Part of composite article Foreign Trawlers Are Stealing 3 Million Tons of Fish From West Africa While Local Families Go Hungry View full article →
Seafood is more than protein. For millions of people, it is a vital source of vitamins and minerals needed to build tissue, fight infections, and grow.
But modern mechanized fishing fleets are emptying global waters. Low-income countries are losing out.
Foreign-flagged bottom trawlers catch fish in West African waters. If those fish stayed local, they would feed millions. Instead, they are taken away.