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First "Sustainable Fishery Week" in Senegal

Press release | December 6, 2012 at 12:20

Dakar, December 5th, 2012: Greenpeace and the industrial and artisanal fishing actors, members of the Senegalese Association of ship owners and industrial processors (GAIPES), the Platform of the Artisanal Fishing Actors of Senegal (PAPAS), the...

President Macky Sall has been nominated for the Award "Excellence in National...

Press release | January 25, 2013 at 11:39

Dakar, 24 January 2013 - Greenpeace presents its congratulations to President Macky Sall who just won the award "Excellence in National Stewardship of the Ocean 1" IN the 6th Edition of the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards.

The Good Oceans Guide

Page | June 29, 2012 at 10:58

Over-fishing is emptying the seas faster than nature can replenish them, threatening the food security of hundreds of millions of people. Over 87% of the ocean’s fish stocks are now fully-exploited, over-exploited, depleted or recovering from...

6000 Senegalese Fishermen tell their Government, "Make Fishing a Priority Now!"

6000 Senegalese Fishermen tell their Government, "Make Fishing a Priority Now!"

Feature story | January 24, 2012 at 9:18

We asked Senegalese fishermen what they want their government to do for the local fishing industry. Instead of one answer, we received a shout, a cry, a unanimous chorus – “Make sustainable fishing a priority!”

Greenpeace protests against EU subsidised plunder of West African Waters

Greenpeace protests against EU subsidised plunder of West African Waters

Feature story | March 2, 2012 at 15:53

Today, activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise protested against European overfishing in Mauritanian waters. The activists attached symbolic giant Euro bank notes and a banner saying “Stop EU Subsidised Plunder” on the hull of the...

Over 6,000 Senegalese fishermen challenge politicians to put communities first

Press release | January 19, 2012 at 14:42

Today, the “My voice, my future” caravan organized by Greenpeace and small-scale fishing communities ended with a call on Senegalese politicians to take into account their concerns over the depletion of fish stocks and the massive impact of...

Greenpeace Africa Calls on EU for Greater Equity

Press release | July 13, 2011 at 11:31

Dakar July 11- Greenpeace Africa calls on EU to consider African fishermen’s interests in the same way as those of European fishermen. This statement is made while the European Union is on the verge of adopting, this July 13th, new plans to save...

Macky Sall, an ocean protector

Macky Sall, an ocean protector

Blog entry by Ahmed Diame | January 28, 2013

The announcement of President Macky Sall as the winner of the sixth "Excellence in National Stewardship" inspires faith, hope and confidence in me. It gives me hope that there are decision makers who cannot be diverted from the...

Catching Tuna in the Maldives

Catching Tuna in the Maldives

Blog entry by Andrea Rid | November 5, 2012

Today, I caught a tuna. It was the first fish I had ever caught in my life. And the first tuna that had to die because of me for a long time. I haven't eaten tuna for about three years. Not because I don't like the taste of it --...

Hope on the high seas

Hope on the high seas

Blog entry by Dianne Mc Alpine | April 19, 2013

The royal blue waters of the Indian Ocean give nothing away. Keeping my eyes focused on the horizon, I search for the presence of a ship or a Fish Aggregating Device (a FAD). But there is stillness here. I don’t know if this is...

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