In Joal-Fadiouth, Senegal, local fish processors reveal that a booming global aquaculture industry has led to a dramatic decline in fish availability. Small-scale women fish processors, like Aissatou Wade, lament that their livelihoods have been devastated as fish are increasingly diverted to feed larger farmed fish destined for international markets. A two-year investigation has highlighted how UK consumers unknowingly contribute to this food insecurity, as locally caught fish are turned into fishmeal used for aquaculture. This has resulted in considerable economic strain on local communities dependent on fishing.
The booming global trade in small fish caught in Senegal to feed larger farmed fish abroad has drained local waters, jeopardizing food security.
Aissatou Wade states, 'Without fish to sell, we have no money to send our children to school, buy food or get help if we fall ill.'
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