The Senegalese Ministry of Fisheries published on Monday a list of vessels authorized to fish in Senegalese waters. This is a decision that could respond “to the principle of transparency in the management of natural resources”.

Fishing directly or indirectly supports around 600,000 Senegalese for a population of around 18 million, according to the UN. However, the sector which is strategic and also opaque. According to Aliou Ba, head of the Ocean campaign for Greenpeace Africa, the publication of the list of boats authorized to fish is a major step forward for transparency in the management of fishery resources in Senegal, according to Aliou Ba, manager of the Ocean campaign for Greenpeace Africa. NGOs have been calling for the publication of such a list for years, while Senegalese fishing suffers from the overexploitation of

The new Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye, sworn in in April, promised to restore sovereignty that he said was sold off and to reassess fishing agreements. For this reason, the list published on Monday lists 132 industrial vessels flying the Senegalese flag, 19 foreigners and more than 17,400 artisanal canoes authorized to fish in Senegalese waters as