EU cuts ties with Senegal over fishing control problems
European Union stops partnership with Senegal in fishing sector. Decision follows after finding major gaps in Senegals monitoring system of vessels in its main port and waters
The European Union made a big-time decision about its sea-food business with Senegal. They wont continue their fish-catching deal which many local people didnt like anyway
Earlier this year‚ EU officials found big problems with how Senegal watches over fishing boats: both their own ships sailing far away and foreign boats coming to the port of Dakar (which is where everything happens in Senegal). The whole system just wasnt working right — from checking whats going on to keeping track of all the boats
The main issues that made EU stop the deal are:
- Poor watching of Senegalese boats in far-away waters
- Weak controls in Dakars port
- Not enough work against illegal fishing
Its worth noting that this change will affect how things work in Dakars port which is super-important for West African sea trade. The way things were going just didnt match up with EUs rules about catching fish the right way
